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sem·i·nal  audio  (sm-nl) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  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.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sminlis, from smen, smin-, seed ; see semen

OTHER FORMS:
semi·nal·ly(Adverb)


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