virginity
noun/vəˈdʒɪnəti/
/vərˈdʒɪnəti/
[uncountable]- the state of being a virgin
- He lost his virginity (= had sex for the first time) when he was 18.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + virginity- lose
- take
- take away
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French virginite, from Latin virginitas, from virgo ‘young woman’.Definitions on the go
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