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seminal
English
Etymology
From Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin s?min?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?m?n?l/
- Rhymes: -?m?n?l
Adjective
seminal (comparative more seminal, superlative most seminal)
- Of or relating to seed or semen.
- Creative or having the power to originate.
- Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
- Synonyms: influential, pioneering
- 1827, Julius Hare and Augustus William Hare, Guesses at Truth
- The idea of God is, beyond all question or comparison, the one great seminal principle.
Synonyms
- (relating to seed): germinal
- (creative): innovative, primary
- (highly influential): influential, innovative, formative
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
seminal (plural seminals)
- (obsolete) A seed.
Anagrams
- Elamins, Malines, Melians, isleman, menials, salmine
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin s?min?lis.
Adjective
seminal (masculine and feminine plural seminals)
- seminal
Derived terms
- vesícula seminal
Further reading
- “seminal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “seminal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “seminal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “seminal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin s?min?lis.
Adjective
seminal m or f (plural seminais, comparable)
- (botany) seminal (relating to seeds)
- (anatomy) seminal (relating to semen)
- seminal; creative; inventive
- Synonyms: criativo, inventivo, fértil
- seminal (highly influential)
Related terms
- sêmen
- semente
Further reading
- “seminal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French séminal, from Latin seminalis.
Adjective
seminal m or n (feminine singular seminal?, masculine plural seminali, feminine and neuter plural seminale)
- seminal
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin s?min?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semi?nal/, [se.mi?nal]
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
seminal (plural seminales)
- (botany) seminal (relating to seeds)
- (anatomy) seminal (relating to semen)
- seminal; creative; inventive
- seminal (highly influential)
Derived terms
Related terms
- semen
- semilla
Further reading
- “seminal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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rudimentary
English
Etymology
rudiment +? -ary
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??u?d??m?nt??i/, /??u?d??m?nt???i/
Adjective
rudimentary (comparative more rudimentary, superlative most rudimentary)
- Of or relating to one or more rudiments.
- I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry.
- Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
- His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping.
- His rudimentary driving skills meant that he was a danger on the road.
Related terms
- rudiment
Translations
Noun
rudimentary (plural rudimentaries)
- (zoology, usually in the plural) One of the rudimentary mammae of boars.
rudimentary From the web:
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