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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sem•i•nal /ˈsɛmənəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to semen.
- original and influencing future events:a seminal artist.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sem•i•nal (sem′ə nl),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- Botanyof or pertaining to seed.
- having possibilities of future development.
- 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
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged germinal, primary, formative, innovative.
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