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Definitions for seminal
ˈsɛm ə nlsem·i·nal
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Princeton's WordNet
seminaladjective
pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen
"seminal fluid"
germinal, originative, seminaladjective
containing seeds of later development
"seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"
GCIDE
Seminaladjective
Hence: Holding the first place in a series of developed results or consequents; serving as a source, or first principle; giving rise to related ideas or results; germinal; radical; primary; original; as, seminal principles of generation; seminal virtue; a seminal discovery.
Wiktionary
seminaladjective
Of or relating to seed or semen.
seminaladjective
Creative or having the power to originate.
seminaladjective
Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science.
Etymology: From seminalis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Seminaladjective
Etymology: seminal, French; seminis, Latin.
Had our senses never presented us with those obvious seminal principles of apparent generations, we should never have suspected that a plant or animal would have proceeded from such unlikely materials. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps.
Though we cannot prolong the period of a commonwealth beyond the decree of heaven, or the date of its nature, any more than human life beyond the strength of the seminal virtue, yet we may manage a sickly constitution, and preserve a strong one. Jonathan Swift.
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seminal
Seminal refers to work, events, ideas, or pieces that are highly influential, original, and important in a particular field or discipline. It is often used to describe something that leads to significant developments or new thinking.
Webster Dictionary
Seminaladjective
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, seed or semen; as, the seminal fluid
Seminaladjective
contained in seed; holding the relation of seed, source, or first principle; holding the first place in a series of developed results or consequents; germinal; radical; primary; original; as, seminal principles of generation; seminal virtue
Seminalnoun
a seed
Etymology: [L. seminalis, fr. semen, seminis, seed, akin to serere to sow: cf. F. seminal. See Sow to scatter seed.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Seminal
sem′in-al, adj. pertaining to seed: radical: rudimentary.—n. (obs.) a seed.—n. Seminal′ity, the germinating principle.—v.t. Sem′ināte, to sow: to propagate: to disseminate.—n. Seminā′tion, act of sowing: natural dispersion of seed: propagation.—adjs. Seminif′erous, seed-bearing: producing seed; Seminif′ic, producing seed.—ns. Seminificā′tion; Sem′inist, one who holds that the admixture of the male and female seed originates the new individual. [L. semen, seminis, seed—serĕre, to sow.]
Anagrams for seminal »
menials
selamin
malines
salmine
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of seminal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of seminal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of seminal in a Sentence
I was criticized actually for saying a few months ago that the Biogen event was a seminal event with respect to corona here in the Commonwealth and I couldn't put a number on it at that point in time, this is no offense to anybody, but at that point in time, nobody was wearing masks, nobody was social distancing, nobody was even behaving with concern about the presence of the virus at all. I mean all rules of the game with respect to that have changed.
It is not complicated that on the seminal fight over amnesty in Congress, the Gang of Eight bill -- that was the brain child of Chuck Schumer and Barack Obama, would have granted amnesty to 12 million people here illegally -- that I stood with the American people and led the fight to defeat it in the United States Congress.
Laws have changed in the last 25 years in a huge way and you would really look at his case as a seminal case that brought it into the consciousness of most Americans.
The allegations brought by the California state department [ are ] seminal, and probably bellwether type litigation for this industry, it's being brought by a state agency, so they have the resources of the state. They don't invest in those litigations until they know they have a good case. ... You take a case to make an example.
That was sort of the seminal moment.
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- المنويArabic
- produktiv, fruchtbar, Saat, einflussreich, grundlegend, bahnbrechendGerman
- germinal, seminal, influencialSpanish
- بدویPersian
- siemen, mullistava, uraauurtavaFinnish
- reproductif, influent, créatif, importantFrench
- sìolachScottish Gaelic
- magHungarian
- seminaleItalian
- sėklinisLithuanian
- invloedrijk, creatief, zaad, belangrijkDutch
- плодовитый, основополагающий, семеннойRussian
- утицајан, плодоносанSerbo-Croatian
- seminálen, seménskiSlovene
- banbrytande, nyskapandeSwedish
- సెమినల్Telugu
- насіннєвийUkrainian
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