Germ - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dʒɜːrm|  American pronunciation of the word germ
Brit.  |dʒɜːm|  British pronunciation of the word germ

noun

- anything that provides inspiration for later work (syn: seed, source)
- a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use (syn: bug, microbe)

Extra examples

Put disinfectant down the toilet to kill any germs.

The germ of a story began to form in his mind.

Word forms

noun
singular: germ
plural: germs
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