seminist

noun

sem·​i·​nist

ˈsemənə̇st

plural -s

: an adherent of the old theory that the offspring is formed by admixture of the seed of the male with the supposed seed of the female compare ovism, spermism

Word History

Etymology

Latin semin-, semen + English -ist

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