virgin
adjective/ˈvɜːdʒɪn/
/ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
- [usually before noun] in its original pure or natural condition and not changed, touched or made less good
- virgin forest/land/territory
- virgin snow (= fresh and not marked)
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- [only before noun] with no sexual experience
- a virgin bride
- the virgin birth (= the belief that Mary was a virgin before and after giving birth to Jesus)
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French virgine, from Latin virgo, virgin-.
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