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   germinal

   /ˈdʒəːmɪnl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or of the nature of a germ cell or embryo.
   • ▪ in the earliest stage of development: "a germinal idea"
   • ▪ providing material for future development: "de Beauvoir's germinal book"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘relating to spring’): from late Latin germinalis ‘of a seed’, from Latin germen, germin- ‘sprout, seed’ + -al.

   Derivatives

   • 1. germinally adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

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