seminal

sem·i·nal  (sm-nl)

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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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sminlis, from smen, smin-, seed; see semen.]

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semi·nal·ly adv.

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seminal [ˈsɛmɪnəl]

adj

1. potentially capable of development

2. highly original, influential and important

3. rudimentary or unformed

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of or relating to semen seminal fluid

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology of or relating to seed

[from Late Latin sēminālis belonging to seed, from Latin sēmen seed]

seminality  n

seminally  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	seminal - pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen; "seminal fluid"
	2.	seminal - containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another" germinal, originative original - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"

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seminal

adjective influential, important, ground-breaking, original, creative, productive, innovative, imaginative, formative Those beautiful tracks appear on this seminal album.

Translations

seminal [ˈsemɪnl] ADJ

1. (Physiol) [fluid, liquid] → seminal

2. (fig) [idea, work, event, study] → seminal

seminal [ˈsɛmɪn^əl] adj

(= influential) [work, book, author] → phare
a seminal work → une œuvre phare, une œuvre-phare
a seminal film → un film phare, un film-phare

(BIOLOGY) [vesicle, fluid] → séminal(e)

seminal

adj

seminal fluid → Samenflüssigkeit f

(= embryonic) → keimhaft (geh); to be present in a seminal state → im Keim vorhanden sein

(form: = influential) book, author, text → einflussreich; ideas → ertragreich; event → grundlegend; of seminal importance → von herausragender Bedeutung

seminal [ˈsɛmɪnl] adj (fig) (book, film) → che ha fatto scuola

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seminal [ˈsɛmɪnl] adj (fig) (book, film) → che ha fatto scuola