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

virgin

noun

/ˈvɜːdʒɪn/

/ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/

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[countable] a person who has never had sex
- She was a virgin when she got married.
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the (Blessed) Virgin
[singular] the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ
[countable] a person who has no experience of a particular activity
- a political virgin
- an internet virgin

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

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