seminal
/ˈsem·ə·nəl/ adjDefinition
› containing important new ideas that influence later developments: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is regarded as a seminal work of American literature.
(Definition of seminal adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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