virgin
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See also Virgin
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French virgine, from Latin virginem (nominative: virgo).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dʒɪn
[edit] Noun
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virgin (plural virgins)
- A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
- (informal) Preceded by a noun, a person who has never used or experienced what is denoted by the noun.
- I've never used Google before – you could say I'm a Google virgin
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- (person who has never had sexual intercourse): maiden (dated; used of a woman only), virgo intacta (medical term; used of a woman only)
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person who has never had sexual intercourse
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[edit] Adjective
virgin (no comparative or superlative)
- Of a person, usually a woman, in a state of virginity.
- virgin bride
- Of a physical object, untouched.
- Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
- Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.
- a virgin daiquiri
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[edit] Translations
of a woman, in a state of virginity
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untouched
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of olive oil
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