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   seminal

   /ˈsɛmɪnl/

   adjective

   • 1. strongly influencing later developments: "his seminal work on chaos theory" Similar influentialformativegroundbreakingpioneeringoriginalcreativeinnovativeimaginativeproductivemajorimportantOpposite irrelevantunimportant
   • 2. relating to or denoting semen: "the spermatozoa are washed to separate them from the seminal plasma" Similar spermaticspermseedtechnical:spermatozoalspermatozoan
   • ▪ relating to or derived from the seed of a plant: "the seminal root system"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. seminally adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSEMINAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Seminal means containing important new ideas and having a great influence on later work, or connected with semen. Learn more about the word, its usage and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     SEMINAL meaning: 1. containing important new ideas and...

   • Znaczenie Seminal, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     seminal definicja: 1. containing important new ideas and...

   • Seminal: Indonesian Translation

     seminal translate: berpengaruh, mengandung sperma. Learn...

   • Seminal: Chinese (Simplified) Translation

     SEMINAL translate: 重要的, 具有开拓性的；有深远影响的, 液体, 精液的. Learn more...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › seminalSeminal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of seminal as an adjective related to seed or semen, or as a creative or original source of something. See examples, synonyms, etymology, and related phrases of seminal.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySEMINAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Seminal means containing important new ideas and having a great influence on later work, or connected with semen. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSEMINAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Seminal means influential, original, or related to seed or semen. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › seminalSeminal - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Call something seminal when it's so original, so groundbreaking and awesome that it will influence everything that comes after it. Picasso produced more than a few seminal works of art, for example. Technically, seminal means something related to semen or seeds.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › seminalSEMINAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen. Botany. of or relating to seed. having possibilities of future development. highly original and influencing the development of future events: a seminal artist; seminal ideas. Synonyms: innovative, formative, primary, germinal. seminal. / ˈsɛmɪnəl /.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › seminalSeminal - definition of seminal by The Free Dictionary

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   Seminal means relating to or containing semen or seed, or having the power to originate or influence something. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of seminal in different languages and contexts.