(figurative) The origin or earliest version of an idea or project.
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(biology) The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud, spore, or zygote.
'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera - the cholera germ.'
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A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
the germ of civil liberty
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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