sem´i|nal|ly

sem´i|nal|ly
sem|i|nal «SEHM uh nuhl», adjective.
1. of or having to do with the semen of men and animals: »

a seminal vessel or gland, a seminal secretion.

2. of seed or of the nature of seed.
3. containing or conveying semen or seed: »

the seminal duct.

4. having to do with reproduction: »

the seminal or generative powers.

5. Figurative. like seed; having the possibility of future development: »

a seminal idea. There appeared other prophets who were trying to create by themselves small seminal new worlds inside the old (Edmund Wilson).

╂[< Middle French séminal, learned borrowing from Latin sēminālis < sēmen, -inis seed, related to serere to sow]
–sem´i|nal|ly, adverb.

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  • sem·i·nal — /ˈsɛmənl̩/ adj 1 formal : having a strong influence on ideas, works, events, etc., that come later : very important and influential a seminal book/work/writer 2 always used before a noun medical : of or containing semen …   Useful english dictionary

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  • sem — ar·sem; as·sem·blance; as·sem·ble; as·sem·blé; as·sem·bly·man; di·sem·a·tism; dis·sem·ble; dis·sem·bler; dis·sem·bling·ly; dis·sem·i·nate; dis·sem·i·na·tion; dis·sem·i·na·tor; dis·sem·i·nule; em·phy·sem·a·tous; geth·sem·a·ne; in·sem·i·nate;… …   English syllables

  • sem´pi|ter´nal|ly — sem|pi|ter|nal «SEHM pih TUR nuhl», adjective. everlasting; eternal: »All truth is from the sempiternal source of light divine (William Cowper). ╂[< Late Latin sempiternalis < Latin sempiternus everlasting < semper forever]… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sem|pi|ter|nal — «SEHM pih TUR nuhl», adjective. everlasting; eternal: »All truth is from the sempiternal source of light divine (William Cowper). ╂[< Late Latin sempiternalis < Latin sempiternus everlasting < semper forever] –sem´pi|ter´nal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • sem|i|di|ur|nal — «SEHM ee dy UR nuhl», adjective. 1. occurring every twelve hours. 2. accomplished in half a day; continuing half a day. 3. Astronomy. of or having to do with the arc described by a heavenly body in half the time between its rising and setting. 4 …   Useful english dictionary

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