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germinal.

Relating to spring

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdʒɜː(ɹ)mɪnəl/
  1. Relating to spring

  2. Pertaining, similar, or belonging to a germ.

  3. Relating to a plant ovary.

  4. Serving as a point of origin; formative.

    figuratively
    My upbringing was the germinal idea behind the opera.
  5. Highly influential; seminal.

    figuratively
    This case was germinal to development of the theory of joint participation.
Where this word comes from

From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“seed”) + -al.

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