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sem·i·nal
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ˈsɛm
ə
nl
/
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[
sem
-
uh
-nl
]
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adjective
1.
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
2.
Botany
.
of or pertaining to seed.
3.
having possibilities of future development.
4.
highly original and influencing the development of future events:
a seminal artist; seminal ideas.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Latin
sēminālis,
equivalent to
sēmin-
(stem of
sēmen
) seed,
semen
+
-ālis
-al
1
Related forms
sem·i·nal·i·ty,
noun
sem·i·nal·ly,
adverb
in·ter·sem·i·nal,
adjective
pre·sem·i·nal,
adjective
Synonyms
4.
germinal, primary, formative, innovative.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
seminal
(ˈsɛmɪnəl)
—
adj
1.
potentially capable of development
2.
highly original, influential, and important
3.
rudimentary or unformed
4.
of or relating to semen:
seminal fluid
5.
biology
of or relating to seed
[C14: from Late Latin
sēminālis
belonging to seed, from Latin
sēmen
seed]
semi'nality
—
n
'seminally
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
seminal
late 14c., "of seed or semen," from O.Fr. seminal (14c.), from L. seminalis, from semen (gen. seminis) "seed" (see
semen
). Fig. sense of "full of possibilities" is attested from 1630s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
seminal
sem·i·nal (sěm'ə-nəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, containing, or conveying semen or seed.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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discoveries
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seminal
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seminal
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seminal
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seminal
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