Seminal; belonging to seed.
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1. A seed-plant; ground where seed is sown for producing plants for transplantation; a nursery; as, to transplant trees from a seminary .
2. [In this sense, the word is not used in America; being superseded by nusery .]
3. The place or original stock whence anything is brought.
4. This stratum, being the seminary or promptuary, furnishing matter for the formation of animal or vegetable bodies- Woodward . [ Not in use .]
5. Seminal state. [ Not in use .]
6. Source of propagation.
7. A place of education; any school, academy, college or univerlity, in which young persons are instructed in the several branches of learning which may qualify them for future employments. [ This is the only signification of the word in the United States, at least as far as my knowledge
8. extends .]
9. A Romish priest educated in a seminary; a seminarist.
1. A piece of ground where seed is sown for producing plants for transplantation; a nursery; a seed plat.
2. Hence, the place or original stock whence anything is brought or produced.
3. A place of education, as a scool of a high grade, an academy, college, or university.
4. Seminal state.
5. Fig.: A seed bed; a source.
6. A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a seminarist.
School Roget’s Thesaurus §542
N. school, academy, university, alma mater, college, seminary, lyceum, institute, institution, palaestra, gymnasium, class, seminar, day school, boarding school, preparatory school, primary school, infant school, dame's school, grammar school, middle class school, board school, denominational school, national school, british and foreign school, collegiate school, art school, continuation school, convent school, county council school, government school, grant-in-aid school, high school, higher grade school, military school, missionary school, naval school, naval academy, state-aided school, technical school, voluntary school, school, school of art, kindergarten, nursery, creche, reformatory, pulpit, lectern, soap box desk, reading desk, ambo, lecture room, theater, auditorium, amphitheater, forum, state, rostrum, platform, hustings, tribune, school book, horn book, text book, grammar, primer, abecedary, rudiments, manual, vade mecum, encyclopedia, cyclopedia, lindley murray, cocker, dictionary, lexicon, professorship, lectureship, readership, fellowship, tutorship, chair, school board council of education, board of education, board of studies, prefect of studies, textbook committee, propaganda
Adv. ex cathedra
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