Etymology

seminism

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Today it means: The old theory that the newly created being is formed by the mixture of the seed of the male with the supposed seed of the female. Full definition →

Latin sēmen
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  1. Latin · derived fromsēmen“seed”
  2. English todayseminism

From Latin sēmen (“seed”) + -ism.

Words from the same roots

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semenseminalseminomasemencineseministseminivorousseminose

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