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- Dictionaryseminal/ˈsɛmɪnl/
adjective
- 1. strongly influencing later developments: "his seminal work on chaos theory" Similar Opposite
- 2. relating to or denoting semen: "the spermatozoa are washed to separate them from the seminal plasma" Similar
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SEMINAL definition: 1. containing important new ideas and having a great influence on later work: 2. connected with…. Learn more.
1. : of, relating to, or consisting of seed or semen. seminal discharge. 2. : containing or contributing the seeds of later development : creative, original. a seminal book. seminally. ˈse-mə-nᵊl-ē. adverb. Examples of seminal in a Sentence.
SEMINAL meaning: 1. containing important new ideas and having a great influence on later work: 2. connected with…. Learn more.
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Seminal is used to describe things such as books, works, events, and experiences that have a great influence in a particular field. [formal] ...author of the seminal book 'Animal Liberation'. The reforms have been a seminal event in the history of the NHS.
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.
Call something seminal when it's so original, so groundbreaking and awesome that it will influence everything that comes after it. Picasso produced more than a few seminal works of art, for example. Technically, seminal means something related to semen or seeds.
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.
Noun. Filter. adjective. Of or containing seed or semen. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Of reproduction. Seminal power. Webster's New World. Of, relating to, or having the power to originate; creative. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Like seed in being a source or a first stage in development; germinal; originative.
seminal meaning, definition, what is seminal: a seminal article, book etc is important...: Learn more.
Definition of seminal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
