Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Germane \Ger*mane"\, a. [See {German} akin, nearly related.]
   Literally, near akin; hence, closely allied; appropriate or
   fitting; relevant.

         The phrase would be more germane to the matter. --Shak.

         [An amendment] must be germane.          --Barclay
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Source : WordNet®

germane
     adj : having close kinship and appropriateness; "he asks questions
           that are germane and central to the issue" [syn: {germane(p)},
            {related}]