semence
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French semance, semence, from Late Latin sementia, plural of sementium, neuter form derived from Latin sēmentis, itself derived from sēmen (“seed”).
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Noun edit
semence f (plural semences)
- seed (fertilized grain)
- (figuratively) seed (semen, sperm)
- Synonym: sperme
- (figuratively) seed (precursor, something that makes another flourish)
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Further reading edit
- “semence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Etymology edit
From Late Latin sementia, plural of sementium, neuter form derived from Latin sēmentis, itself derived from sēmen (“seed”). Compare Venetian semensa.
Noun edit
semence f (plural semencis)
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