Other Definitions
germanic (enc)
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Germanic| Noun | 1. | Germanic - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West GermanicProto-Norse - the Germanic language of Scandinavia up until about 700 Old Norse - the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350 | | | Adj. | 1. | Germanic - of or relating to the language of Germans; "the Germanic sound shifts" | | | 2. | Germanic - of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology" | | | 3. | Germanic - of a more or less German nature; somewhat German; "Germanic peoples"; "his Germanic nature"; "formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness" | |
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