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seminal

[sem-uh-nl] / ˈsɛm ə nl /


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He joined another seminal group, Primal Scream, in 1996 and played with them for 15 years, before rejoining his old band for a series of reunion gigs.

From BBC

He’s attended the conference many times over the years, presenting seminal papers and picking up awards for his research.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wall panels remind us of the Townshend Acts, the Tea Act and the Boston Massacre, all seminal events that led the Colonies to eventually break away from Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal

I know that “Hamlet” is such a seminal text in both your personal life and in your career.

From Los Angeles Times

Reiner’s seminal film “When Harry Met Sally” is full of them — beginnings and endings, false starts and full stops.

From Salon