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Definition of semen
: a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoa suspended in secretions of accessory glands (as of the prostate and Cowper's glands)
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Recent Examples of semen from the Web
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In his picture, the egg emerged from the female’s ovary and combined somehow with semen from the male to form a new organism.
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Lab tests linked Smith’s DNA to a semen stain on the girl’s underwear.
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Meanwhile, the mind’s eye is free to go where cameras cannot — like a cutaway rendering of a woman’s uterus as a Godzilla-like monster fills it with semen.
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The other hit came back to Brown, whose small amount of semen was found on a vaginal swab taken from Claire’s body.
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She was inseminated with semen from the zoo’s 19-year-old male panda Tian Tian.
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Police arrested a man Thursday who's suspected of throwing semen on women in Portland-area stores.
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Police are asking for help identifying a man suspected of throwing semen on women in Portland-area stores.
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Hope Mom enjoys public vaginal swabbing, oddly wanton death, endless semen jokes, the occasional fart noise and the grossest tapeworm gag put to film.
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Origin and Etymology of semen
Middle English, from Latin, seed, semen; akin to Old High German sāmo seed, Latin serere to sow — more at sow
SEMEN Defined for English Language Learners
semen
playDefinition of semen for English Language Learners
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: the sticky, whitish liquid containing sperm that is produced by a male's sex organs
Medical Dictionary
semen
playMedical Definition of semen
: a viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoa suspended in secretions of accessory glands (as of the prostate and Cowper's glands)
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