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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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  • minor
  • pioneering
  • influential
  • trivial
  • trifling

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