seminal

English

Etymology

From Latin sēminālis.

Adjective

seminal (comparative more seminal, superlative most 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.

   "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): innovative, formative

Derived terms

• seminality
• seminally

Translations

of or relating to seed or semen

Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 种子的, simpl. 精液的 Dutch: zaad- (nl) Finnish: siemen- (fi)

Italian: seminale (it) Lithuanian: sėklinis (lt) Slovene: seménski (sl), seminálen (sl) Spanish: seminal (es)

creative or having the power to originate

Dutch: creatief (nl) German: fruchtbar (de), produktiv (de)

Spanish: germinal (es)

highly influential

Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 影响深远的 Dutch: invloedrijk (nl) Finnish: uraauurtava (fi), mullistava (fi)

German: einflussreich (de), grundlegend (de), bahnbrechend (de) Italian: seminale (it) Serbian: утицајан (sr) (uticajan) m. Spanish: influencial

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