virgin
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- IPA /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/
Noun
virgin noun
- A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
- (early Christian Church) a woman noted for religious piety who has never been married.
- One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.“I've never eaten tofu before – you could say I'm a tofu virgin.”
- Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
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Adjective
virgin adjective
- (usually not comparable) In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
- Of a physical object, untouched.
- Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.“The virgin lands of the Americas were awaiting the Europeans.”
- Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
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maidenunicorn baitvestalvirgo intactabrand newpristineunspoiltuntouchedvirginalchastepurevirtuousnewcleanunspoiledundisturbedemptyuntapped
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