seminist

seminist
\\ˈsemənə̇st\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Latin semin-, semen + English -ist
: an adherent of the old theory that the offspring is formed by admixture of the seed of the male with the supposed seed of the female — compare ovism, spermism

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  • Seminist — Sem i*nist, n. (Biol.) A believer in the old theory that the newly created being is formed by the admixture of the seed of the male with the supposed seed of the female. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seminist — sem·i·nist …   English syllables

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