germinal

/ˈdʒɜː(ɹ)mɪnəl/

adj 5name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

behind

VERB + GERMINAL

upbringing

GERMINAL + NOUN

development, idea

adj

Relating to spring

Pertaining, similar, or belonging to a germ.

Relating to a plant ovary.

Serving as a point of origin; formative.

My upbringing was the germinal idea behind the opera.

Highly influential; seminal.

This case was germinal to development of the theory of joint participation.

name

The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.

adjective — containing seeds of later development

My upbringing was the germinal idea behind the opera.

Wiktionary

This case was germinal to development of the theory of joint participation.

Wiktionary

i Register

In some senses, germinal is marked as figuratively, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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