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单词 seminal
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sem•i•nal /ˈsɛmənəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of or relating to semen.
  2. original and influencing future events:a seminal artist.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sem•i•nal  (sem′ə nl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
  2. Botanyof or pertaining to seed.
  3. having possibilities of future development.
  4. highly original and influencing the development of future events:a seminal artist; seminal ideas.
  • Latin sēminālis, equivalent. to sēmin- (stem of sēmen) seed, semen + -ālis -al1
  • Middle English 1350–1400
sem′i•nal′i•ty, n. 
sem′i•nal•ly, adv. 
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged germinal, primary, formative, innovative.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
seminal /ˈsɛmɪnəl/ adj
  1. potentially capable of development
  2. highly original, influential, and important
  3. rudimentary or unformed
  4. of or relating to semen: seminal fluid
  5. of or relating to seed
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin sēminālis belonging to seed, from Latin sēmen seed

ˈseminally adv
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