Primordial vs Seminal - What's the difference?
primordial | seminal | Related terms |
first, earliest or original
* Sir W. Hamilton
(biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
primeval
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.
* Hare
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Primordial is a related term of seminal.
As adjectives the difference between primordial and seminal
is that primordial is first, earliest or original while seminal is seminal.As a noun primordial
is a first principle or element.primordial
English
Adjective
(-)- the primordial facts of our intelligent nature
- a primordial''' leaf; a '''primordial cell
Derived terms
* primordial black hole * primordial cell * primordial element * primordial fluctuations * primordial soupseminal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- 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.