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Dracoblade Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Is there any difference between "seminal" and "pivotal"?

Source: Lexico

Seminal: "(of a work, event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later developments"

Pivotal: "of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else:"

Is there a difference between the two words? They both give me the impression of something big or important that can make or break the development or growth or progress of something else.

  

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dracoblade Is there a difference between the two words? Very much so. The music of the early jazzmen was seminal.

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  • dracoblade Is there a difference between the two words?
  • Very much so.
  • The music of the early jazzmen was seminal.
  • The introduction of the electric bass was a pivotal moment in music history.
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dracobladeIs there a difference between the two words?

Very much so.

The music of the early jazzmen was seminal. The introduction of the electric bass was a pivotal moment in music history.

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