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sem·i·nal
(sĕm′ə-nəl)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.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sēminālis, from sēmen, sēmin-, seed; see semen.]
sem′i·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. (Zoology) of or relating to semen: seminal fluid.
5. (Biology) biology of or relating to seed
[C14: from Late Latin sēminālis belonging to seed, from Latin sēmen seed]
ˌsemiˈnality n
ˈseminally adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
sem•i•nal
(ˈsɛm ə nl)adj.
1. pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
2. highly original and influencing the development of future events: a seminal artist; seminal ideas.
[1350–1400; < Latin sēminālis, derivative of sēmin-, s. of sēmen seed, semen]
sem′i•nal•ly, adv.
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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" 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.
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seminal
[ˈsemɪnl] ADJ1. (Physiol) [fluid, liquid] → seminal
2. (fig) [idea, work, event, study] → seminal
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
seminal
[ˈsɛmɪnəl] adj (= influential) [work, book, author] → phare
a seminal work → une œuvre phare, une œuvre-phare
a seminal film → un film phare, un film-phare
a seminal work → une œuvre phare, une œuvre-phare
a seminal film → un film phare, un film-phare
(BIOLOGY) [vesicle, fluid] → séminal(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
seminal
adj
seminal fluid → Samenflüssigkeit f
(form: = influential) book, author, text → einflussreich; ideas → ertragreich; event → grundlegend; of seminal importance → von herausragender Bedeutung
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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sem·i·nal
a. seminal, rel. a una semilla o que consiste de una semilla.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
seminal
adj seminalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.