"seminism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Latin sēmen (“seed”) + -ism Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sēmen||seed}} Latin sēmen (“seed”), {{suffix|en||ism}} + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} seminism (uncountable)
  1. (biology, historical) The old theory that the newly created being is formed by the mixture of the seed of the male with the supposed seed of the female. Tags: historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-seminism-en-noun-s6i1ImaP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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