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/ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/ · adjective
(obsolete except in set terms) Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister)..
brother-german
cousin-german
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After this Merlyn told vnto kynge Arthur of the prophecye / that there shold be a grete batail besyde Salysbury and Mordred his owne sone sholde be ageynste hym / Also he tolde hym that Basdemegus was his cosyn and germayn vnto kynge Vryence
The phrase would bee more Germaine.
Wert thou a Leopard, thou wert Germane to the Lion.
Which when his german saw, the stony feare / Ran to his hart, and all his sence dismayd […]
Through the years, though, the german was replaced by new and more popular dances, but in many instances the name stayed on.
Use german when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
German means (obsolete except in set terms) Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister)..
Common synonyms include germanic, german language, high german, teutonic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
brother-german
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