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Definition of hymen noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hymen

noun
 
/ˈhaɪmən/
 
/ˈhaɪmən/
(anatomy)
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  1. a piece of skin that partly covers the opening of the vagina in women who have never had sex
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek humēn ‘membrane’.
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