sem·i·nal (s m  -nl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, containing, or conveying semen or seed.
2. Of, relating to, or having the power to originate; creative.
3. Highly influential in an original way; constituting or providing a basis for further development: a seminal idea in the creation of a new theory.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin s
 min lis, from smen, smin-, seed; see semen.]
sem
i·nal·ly adv. |
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When Isabella goes to college, I'm sure she'll study some of the seminal works of the Western tradition and perhaps of other traditions as well.
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