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Seminal

see synonyms of seminal

Adjective

1. seminal

pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen

Example Sentences:
'seminal fluid'

2. germinal, originative, seminal

containing seeds of later development

Example Sentences:
'seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Seminal

see synonyms of seminal
adjective
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

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Seminal

see synonyms of seminal
adjective
1. 
of or containing seed or semen
2. 
of reproduction
seminal power
3. 
like seed in being a source or a first stage in development; germinal; originative
a seminal book
4. 
being the first or earliest of something that is later recognized as having been of primary influence
a seminal jazz band
5. 
of essential importance
; specif.,
a. 
basic; central; principal
b. 
crucial; critical; pivotal

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Seminal

see synonyms of seminal
adj.
1. Of, relating to, containing, or conveying semen or seed.
2. Of, relating to, or having the power to originate; creative.
3. Highly influential in an original way; constituting or providing a basis for further development: a seminal idea in the creation of a new theory.

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