seminal work

seminal work
A work from which other works grow. The term usually refers to an intellectual or artistic achievement whose ideas and techniques have been adopted or responded to in later works by other people, either in the same field or in the general culture.

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • seminal — adjective a) Of or relating to seed or semen. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science. b) Creative or having the power to originate. Syn: germinal …   Wiktionary

  • seminal — /ˈsɛmənəl / (say semuhnuhl) adjective 1. of, relating to, or of the nature of semen. 2. Botany of or relating to seed. 3. highly original and influential: *Russel Ward s seminal work The Australian Legend would more accurately be titled The… …  

  • seminal — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a work, event, or idea) strongly influencing later developments. 2) relating to or denoting semen. 3) Botany relating to or derived from the seed of a plant. DERIVATIVES seminally adverb. ORIGIN Latin seminalis, from semen seed …   English terms dictionary

  • work — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort/product of effort ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ It s hard work trying to get him to do a few things for himself. ▪ It doesn t require skill it s a matter of sheer hard work. ▪ arduous, back breakin …   Collocations dictionary

  • work, history of the organization of — Introduction       history of the methods by which society structures the activities and labour necessary to its survival. work is essential in providing the basic physical needs of food, clothing, and shelter. But work involves more than the use …   Universalium

  • seminal — adj. Seminal is used with these nouns: ↑article, ↑contribution, ↑event, ↑moment, ↑paper, ↑work …   Collocations dictionary

  • seminal — adjective 1》 (of a work, event, or person) strongly influencing later developments. 2》 relating to or denoting semen. 3》 Botany relating to or derived from the seed of a plant. Derivatives seminally adverb Origin ME: from OFr. seminal or L.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Unfinished work — An unfinished work is a creative work that has not been finished. Its creator might have chosen never to finish it, or have been prevented by circumstances outside of his or her control (including death). Such pieces are often the subject of… …   Wikipedia

  • Social work with groups — Social Work with GroupsThe group process contains the secret of collective life, it is the key to democracy, it is the master lesson for every individual to learn, it is our chief hope for the political, the social, the international life of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Shift-Work — Студийный альбом The Fall …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”