seminal
Of or relating to seed or semenOf or relating to seed or semen.
» Imogen of the Internet has created a seminal classification of thirty distinct varieties of chatspeak, some now facing linguistic extinction.
Imogen aus dem Internet hat eine bahnbrechende Klassifikation von dreißig verschiedenen Arten von Chatsprech erstellt, von denen einige inzwischen mit dem Aussterben rechnen müssen.
Meaning
3 sensesOf or relating to seed or semen.
Saat-, Samen-, spermatisch
семенно́йsemennój
pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen
Creative or having the power to originate.
fruchtbar, produktiv
плодови́тыйplodovítyj
Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science.
grundlegend, bahnbrechend, zukunftsträchtig
основополага́ющийosnovopolagájuščij
Examples
2 sentencesImogen of the Internet has created a seminal classification of thirty distinct varieties of chatspeak, some now facing linguistic extinction.
deImogen aus dem Internet hat eine bahnbrechende Klassifikation von dreißig verschiedenen Arten von Chatsprech erstellt, von denen einige inzwischen mit dem Aussterben rechnen müssen.
This is Tom's seminal work.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin sēmināFrom Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin sēminālis, ultimately from oblique stem of Latin sēmen, sēminis (“seed”) + -al.
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Forms
more seminal, most seminal| Comparative | more seminal Lesson |
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| Superlative | most seminal Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- containing seeds of later development:germinaloriginative
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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