semen
Americannoun
noun
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the thick whitish fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated from the male genital tract
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another name for sperm 1
Etymology
Origin of semen
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin sēmen “seed”; akin to serere “to sow” ( see also sow 1)
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Expanding this to dairy cows going to slaughter and joining them with Australian semen will provide a very large and quick increase in the American herd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
He spent 23 years in prison before his 1999 rape conviction was vacated after his DNA was not detected in any of the blood or semen samples found at the scene.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
It spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, including sweat, saliva, blood, semen, excrement, urine and vomit.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Ebola spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, including sweat, saliva, blood, semen, excrement, urine and vomit.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Aristotle argued that such traits—not material to start with—could not materialize into semen.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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