germinal
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- adjective
- /ˈdʒɜrmɪnəl/
- Formal
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germinal
- Her book provided a germinal perspective on environmental issues that influenced activists.
Examples
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To perceive the world in an object frame is to neglect the wider range of its germinal reality.
Blog text (26) -
A germinal conference for prominent educational, legal, and media leadership at Airlie House, Virginia, followed, chaired by Justices Douglas and Brennan and led by Telford Taylor, counsel at the Nuremberg Trials.
Academic text (1991) -
That germinal meeting was followed by other major conferences and important initiatives, both between the two communities and among religious traditions.
Academic text (2003) -
In his germinal book Consilience, Wilson argues that 'ought' is a shorthand term for the compelling force of the store of useful social experience, a compact generalization from those behaviors that have served the evolution of our socially interdependent species.
Academic text (2000) -
The scientist presented a germinal idea that inspired many future researchers.
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The committee's discussions yielded germinal concepts for a new educational program.
Synonyms
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An original idea or work that strongly influences later developments
Something that causes new growth or new ideas
Able to create new ideas or things
About the early time when something begins to change or grow
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small group of cells on the surface of an egg that grows into a young animal
How Foundational
- Formal
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4.6
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5.3
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Germinal comes from an old root germen meaning 'seed' or 'bud', the same idea behind germinate. So a germinal idea or event is like a seed that starts growth and later leads to larger developments.