Noun
- 1. Germanic, Germanic language, Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite
- usage: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
Adjective
- 1. Germanic
- usage: of or relating to the language of Germans; "the Germanic sound shifts"
- 2. Teutonic, Germanic
- usage: of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology"
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