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germe.

THE SHORT MEANING

A seed or the beginning of something.

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5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʒɛʁm/
  1. germ (small mass of cells)

    masculine
  2. seed

    masculine
  3. bulb (of onion, garlic etc.)

    masculine
  4. seed (the principle cause)

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin germen.

verb/ʒɛʁm/
  1. inflection of germer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of germer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin germen.

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