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S0255300 (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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(ˈsɛmɪnəl) adj1. potentially capable of development2. highly original, influential, and important3. rudimentary or unformed4. (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

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

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adj influential

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adj containing seeds of later development

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