seminal

US: /ˈsɛmənəɫ/
UK: /sˈɛmɪnə‍l/


English Vietnamese dictionary


seminal /'si:minl/
  • tính từ
    • (thuộc) tinh dịch; (thuộc) hạt giống, (thuộc) sự sinh sản
    • có thể sinh sản được
    • in the seminal state
      • còn phôi thai, còn trứng nước

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
1 (formal) very important and having a strong influence on later developments: a seminal work / article / study + His book on social policy proved to be seminal.
2 [usually before noun] (technical) of or containing SEMEN: seminal fluid

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
1 original, basic, creative, primary, prime, formative, innovative, imaginative, new, unprecedented, precedent-setting, landmark, benchmark, important, influential, telling:
Michaelson's paper is considered the seminal work on the subject. It sets forth many seminal ideas
2 embryonic, germinal, potential, undeveloped, incipient:
Each seed contains a seminal plant.

Concise English dictionary


'semɪnl
adj.
+pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen
+containing seeds of later development