semence
French
Etymology
From Old French semence, semance, from Vulgar Latin *sēmentia, from Latin sēmentis (“sowing, planting”), from sēmen (“seed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
semence f (plural semences)
- seed (fertilized grain)
- (figuratively) seed (sperm)
- (figuratively) seed (precursor, something that makes another flourish)
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Further reading
- “semence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *sēmentia, from Latin sēmentis (“sowing, planting”), from sēmen (“seed”).
Noun
semence f (plural semences)
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