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Definition of virginal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

virginal

adjective

/ˈvɜːdʒɪnl/

/ˈvɜːrdʒɪnl/

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of or like a virgin; pure and innocent
- She was dressed in virginal white.
- a virginal bride
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin virginalis, from virgo ‘young woman’.

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