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seminal
The origin of this word from Latin, I take it, means seed, and certainly has spawned many words in English and I venture to guess many other languages.
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Re: seminal
Most definitely a very Good Word. One linked to many others, one of which has been dissected by the Good Dr.
As this one is the seminal one, though, I agree it deserves its own treatment.
As this one is the seminal one, though, I agree it deserves its own treatment.
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Re: seminal
So seminal is seminal to the words it has spawned. That might be getting a little racy for an open forum like this.
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Re: seminal
Nay, I say. Are we not looking to seed fecund young minds?So seminal is seminal to the words it has spawned. That might be getting a little racy for an open forum like this.
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Re: seminal
Slava: You are right, but I blush to admit it.
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