seminal

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɛmɪnəl/

Adjective

seminal

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.

   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.

   "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science.

Synonyms

• (relating to seed) germinal
• (creative) innovative, primary
• (highly influential) influential, innovative, formative

Translations

• French: séminal
• German: Saat
• Italian: seminale
• Portuguese: seminal
• Russian: семенно́й
• Spanish: seminal

Translations

• French: créatif, reproductif, fondateur, fécond
• German: fruchtbar, produktiv
• Portuguese: seminal
• Russian: плодови́тый
• Spanish: germinal

Translations

• French: influent, important, essentiel
• German: einflussreich, grundlegend, bahnbrechend
• Italian: seminale
• Portuguese: seminal
• Russian: основополага́ющий
• Spanish: influyente

Noun

seminal (plural seminals)

1. (obsolete) A seed.

   • the seminals of spiders and scorpions

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