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seminal
[ sem-uh-nl ]
adjective
- 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 /
adjective
- potentially capable of development
- highly original, influential, and important
- rudimentary or unformed
- of or relating to semen
seminal fluid
- biology of or relating to seed
Derived Forms
- ˈseminally, adverb
- ˌsemiˈnality, noun
Other Words From
- semi·nali·ty noun
- semi·nal·ly adverb
- inter·semi·nal adjective
- pre·semi·nal adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of seminal1
Example Sentences
More than a half-century ago, Noam Chomsky’s seminal essay, "The Responsibility of Intellectuals," appeared in a Feb. 23, 1967, special issue of The New York Review of Books.
The release of the Band Aid single, and the Live Aid concert that followed eight months later, became seminal moments in celebrity fundraising and set a template that many others followed.
My Chemical Romance will perform its seminal 2006 album ‘The Black Parade’ in its entirety on a 10-stop stadium tour next summer.
Calling all Angel-emos: My Chemical Romance is celebrating its seminal album “The Black Parade” with a stadium tour slated for next summer.
English Football League chairman Rick Parry says he hopes a "seminal" review of the game by a new independent regulator could help overcome years of deadlock with the Premier League over a "fundamental financial reset".
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