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seminal
1. (of a work, event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later developments
“his seminal work on chaos theory”
adjective
/ˈsɛmən(ə)l/
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"The novel, a seminal work in the genre, _____ the established societal conventions of the time."
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- pioneering
- influential
- trivial
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