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seminal

Syllabification: (sem·i·nal)
Pronunciation: /ˈsemənl/
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Definition of seminal

adjective

  • 1(of a work, event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later developments:his seminal work on chaos theory
  • 2of, relating to, or denoting semen.
  • Botany of, relating to, or derived from the seed of a plant.

Derivatives

seminally

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (seminal (sense 2)): from Old French seminal or Latin seminalis, from semen 'seed'. seminal (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century

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