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germ

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of germ

the source from which something grows or develops

this hastily scribbled equation on a cocktail napkin became the germ of a new scientific theory

Synonyms of germ

fountainhead, origin, root, seed, seedbed

Words Related to germ

font, fountain, spring, well, wellhead, wellspring

beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, inception, incipiency, launch, morning, onset, outset, start, threshold

creation, inauguration, origination

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