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semination

[ sem-uh-ney-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.


semination

/ ˌɛɪˈԱɪʃə /

noun

  1. rare.
    the production, dispersal, or sowing of seed
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of semination1

1525–35; < Latin ŧپō- (stem of ŧپō ), equivalent to ŧ ( us ) (past participle of ŧ to sow, derivative of ŧ seed, semen ) + -ō- -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of semination1

C16: from Late Latin ŧپō, from Latin ŧ to sow, from ŧ seed
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Two works by Palestinian artists respond with humor to life in their semination.

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For the matter of virginity is certainly not taken away by the mere intention to have lawful venereal pleasure, nor probably even by pleasures that do not tend to semination.

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This occurs in semination, which is the termination of the process set up by the impure thought and desire and the realization of its full pleasure.

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The internal secretion in the so-called female semination is also included by many under the head of pollution.

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It was most recently confirmed in the Postal Policy Act of 1958, which restated the principle that the Post Office encourages "the dis semination of information, the advance ment of education and culture" by offer ing below-cost rates.

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