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Seminal Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Seminal has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A seed.

"The gardener carefully planted a seminal kernel of corn to ensure a strong harvest next season."

Adjective
1

pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen

"seminal fluid"

2

containing seeds of later development

"seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"

3

Of or relating to seed or semen.

"The ancient Greek physician Galen incorrectly believed that seminal fluid was responsible for generating body heat and driving digestion."

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Rhyming Words
nal unal anal enal binal ianal fanal genal penal conal winal final monal manal gonal dunal zonal venal banal tonal
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