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Word: Seminal
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
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
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɛmɪnl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
strongly influencing later developments
Short Definition:strongly influencing later developments
Examples:- his seminal work on chaos theory
Definition:
relating to or denoting semen
Short Definition:of semen
Examples:- the spermatozoa are washed to separate them from the seminal plasma
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