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virgin

vir·gin

UK/ˈvøːd͡ʒɪn/ US/ˈvɜːd͡ʒɪn/ common informal
noun (3) adjective (2)

noun

1.

a person who has never had sex

2.

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo

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3.

the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22

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adjective

1.

being used or worked for the first time

  • “virgin wool”
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2.

in a state of sexual virginity

  • “pure and vestal modesty”
  • “a spinster or virgin lady”
  • “men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal”
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Origin

From virgin, q.v. The sense of Mary, mother of Jesus, comes from the Christian belief in Jesus's virgin birth and Mary's freedom from sin. The river sense derives from the name of Thomas Virgin, a member of the first American party to see the river, led by Jedediah Smith in 1826. The town sense derives from the name of the river, along which it is located.

Phrases

  • born-again virgin
  • extra virgin
  • Fulham virgin
  • German virgin
  • skin virgin
  • sworn virgin
  • vestal virgin
  • virgin birth

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