Adjective

(en adjective)

Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.

Relating to an elementary school.

(physics) Relating to a subatomic particle.

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(archaic) Sublunary; not celestial; belonging to the sublunary sphere, to which the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) were confined; composed of or pertaining to these four elements.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or relating to seed or semen.

Creative or having the power to originate.

Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.

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The idea of God is, beyond all question or comparison, the one great seminal principle.

"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science.

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