seminaladjective
uk/ˈsem.ɪ.nəl/us/ˈsem.ə.nəl/seminal adjective (IMPORTANT)
formal containing important new ideas and having a great influence on later work:
She wrote a seminal article on the subject while she was still a student.
He played a seminal role in the formation of the association.
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Very important or urgent
- all-important
- arch
- at all cost(s) idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- burning
- chief
- considerable
- critical
- major league
- make the world go around/round idiom
- materially
- minor league
- mission-critical
- prized
- radical
- sacred
- salient
- serious
- seriously
- substantial
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seminal adjective (LIQUID)
[ before noun ] specialized biology connected with semen:
seminal fluid
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Animal reproduction
- asexual
- asexual reproduction
- bird
- breed
- egg
- embryo
- embryonic
- estrogen
- fertilize
- fetus
- incubate
- infertile
- inseminate
- lamb
- mate
- ova
- reproduction
- spawning ground
- spermatozoon
- the birds and the bees idiom
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Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production