English Explanatory Dictionary

seminal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to seed or semen.
  2. Creative or having the power to originate.
  3. Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
noun
  1. A seed.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛmɪnəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-seminal.wav

Word forms

seminal more seminal most seminal seminals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥ Proto-Italic *sēmən Latin sēmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sēminālis Old French seminalbor. Middle English seminal English seminal From Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin sēminālis.

Synonyms

germinal innovative primary influential pioneering formative

Derived words

extraseminal human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity intraseminal nonseminal prostatoseminalvesiculectomy seminal fluid seminality seminally seminal vesicle
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