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seminal | urtext |

As an adjective seminal

is seminal.

As a noun urtext is

a primitive, seminal, or prototypical example of an artistic genre or the basis of an ideological movement.

seminal

English

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.
  • * Hare
    • 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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    • Synonyms

    * (relating to seed) germinal * (creative) innovative, primary * (highly influential) innovative, formative

    Derived terms

    * seminality * seminally

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A seed.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
    • the seminals of spiders and scorpions

    Anagrams

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    urtext

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A primitive, seminal, or prototypical example of an artistic genre or the basis of an ideological movement.
  • (music) The original version of a piece of music, as created by the composer.