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semination

[ sem-uh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ˌsɛm əˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun
a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
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Origin of semination

1525–35; <Latin sēminātiōn- (stem of sēminātiō), equivalent to sēmināt(us) (past participle of sēmināre to sow, derivative of sēmen seed, semen) + -iōn--ion
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British Dictionary definitions for semination

semination
/ (ˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən) /

noun
rare the production, dispersal, or sowing of seed

Word Origin for semination

C16: from Late Latin sēminātiō, from Latin sēmināre to sow, from sēmen seed
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