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seminal
sem·i·nal [ sémmin'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. influential: highly original and influential
2. capable of development: containing an idea or set of ideas that forms a basis for later developments
3. of semen or seeds: relating to, containing, or carrying semen or seeds
[14th century. Via French< Latin seminalis< semin-, stem of semen "seed"]

sem·i·nal·i·ty [ sèmmee nállətee ] noun
sem·i·nal·ly [ sémmən'lee ] adverb
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