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semi·nary (sem′ə ner′ē)
noun pl. seminaries -·nar′·ies
- Now Rare a place where something develops, grows, or is bred
- Old-fashioned a school, esp. a private school for young women
- a school or college where persons are trained to become priests, ministers, or rabbis
Etymology: ME, seed plot < L seminarium, seed plot, nursery, neut. of seminarius, of seed < semen, a seed
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