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Germane

/dʒəˈrmeɪn/
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(adj) Related to a topic of discussion or consideration.

How is that question germane to what we're discussing?
What you're saying is interesting but hardly germane to the topic at hand.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The lawyer argued that the witness's past history was not ____ to the current case and should be ignored.

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