semen
pronunciation
How to pronounce semen in British English:
UK [ˈsi:men]
How to pronounce semen in American English:
US [ˈsimən]
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- Noun:
- the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
Word Origin
- semen
- semen: see seed
- semen (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin semen "seed of plants, animals, or men; race, inborn characteristic; posterity, progeny, offspring," figuratively "origin, essence, principle, cause," from PIE *si-so-, reduplication of root *se- (1) "to sow" (cognates: Latin serere "to sow," Old Prussian semen "seed," Lithuanian semens "seed of flax," Old Church Slavonic seme, Old High German samo "seed," German Same; see sow (v.)).
Example
- 1. I 'm fascinated by the chemical complexity of semen .
- 2. That explains the next export agenda : pig semen .
- 3. Vaginal exposure to semen elevates women 's mood .
- 4. For men , initial tests focus on semen analysis .
- 5. A lab test confirmed that the yogurt sample provided by garcia contained semen .