Meanings
noungerm history (countable and uncountable, plural germ histories)
plural germ histories · alternative germ-history
- countablehistoricalrareuncountabletheory of recapitulationbiologyOntogeny, specifically as a supposed recapitulation of phylogeny.
Antonyms: tribal history
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOntogeny, specifically as a supposed recapitulation of phylogeny.
Opposite
Origin
- GermanKeimesgeschichte
- Englishgerm history
Calque of German Keimesgeschichte, from Keim (“germ”) + Geschichte (“history”).
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APA
germ history. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germ%20history
MLA
“germ history.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germ%20history. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “germ history,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germ%20history.
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