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Word of the Day – Seminal

By August 27, 2019Word of the Day

Seminal (adj)

sem-in-ul

Strongly influencing later developments.

Late Middle English (in seminal (sense 2)): from Old French seminal or Latin seminalis, from semen ‘seed’. seminal (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.

Example sentences

“All scientists look first to the seminal works.”

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