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seminary

Syllabification: (sem·i·nar·y)
Pronunciation: /ˈseməˌnerē/
Translate seminary | into Italian
Definition of seminary

noun (plural seminaries)

  • a college that prepares students to be priests, ministers, or rabbis.

Derivatives

seminarian

Pronunciation: /ˌseməˈne(ə)rēən/
noun

seminarist

Pronunciation: /-nərist/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting a seed plot): from Latin seminarium 'seed plot', neuter of seminarius 'of seed', from semen 'seed'

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