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   Vir·gin

   /ˈvərjən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who has never had sexual intercourse: "she's still a virgin"
   • ▪ the mother of Jesus; the Virgin Mary.
   • ▪ the zodiacal sign or constellation Virgo.
   • ▪ a young unmarried woman: archaic "the parable of the wise and foolish virgins"
   • 2. a person who is naive, innocent, or inexperienced in a particular context: "a political virgin"
   • 3. a female insect that produces eggs without being fertilized.

   adjective

   • 1. being, relating to, or appropriate for a virgin: "his virgin bride" Similar chastevirginalcelibateabstinentself-restrainedself-denyingunmarriedunwedmaidenmaidenlypurepure as the driven snowvirtuousuncorruptedincorruptundefiledunblemishedunsulliedinnocentsinlessmoraldecentdemureliterary:vestal
   • 2. not yet touched, used, or exploited: "acres of virgin forests" Similar untouchedunspoileduntainteduntarnishedunadulteratedpureimmaculatepristineflawlessunmarkedunblemishedspotlessstainlessunsulliedunpollutedundefiledunaffectedunchangedintactinviolatepreservedunusedin mint conditionperfectin perfect conditionunexploredunchartedunmapped
   • ▪ (of clay) not yet fired.
   • ▪ (of wool) not yet, or only once, spun or woven.
   • ▪ (of olive oil) obtained from the first pressing of olives.
   • ▪ (of metal) made from ore by smelting: "virgin aluminum"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French virgine, from Latin virgo, virgin-.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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