seminary
/ˈseməˌneɹi/SEH-muh-neh-ree
/ˈsɛməˌnɛɹi/SEH-muh-neh-ree
Meaninga seed plot
Common meaning: a college for priests (a seed-bed)
- seminseedLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1664 · scan
- aryending: linked with, or a place for
Journey through time
- Latinsēmen, sēminis‘seed’
- Englishseminary‘a college for priests (a seed-bed)’ · today
semin also in: seminaldisseminate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin sēmen ‘seed’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry sēmen, p. 1664 · dictionary scan
Roots
- sēmen, sēminis Latin “seed”
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