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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.

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   • 1. seminally adverb

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   When do you call something seminal?

   • 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.

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   What does the word'seminal' mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SEMINAL meaning: 1. containing important new ideas and having a great influence on later work: 2. connected with…. Learn more.

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   What does seminal mean?

   • The meaning of SEMINAL is of, relating to, or consisting of seed or semen. How to use seminal in a sentence.

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   What is a seminal idea?

   • pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen. Botany. of or relating to seed. having possibilities of future development. a seminal artist; seminal ideas.

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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.

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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 /.

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   An innovative piece of music or literature, a fresh new idea, or an invention that changes everything could each be called seminal. Synonyms include critical , fundamental , original , and primary .

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