VIRGIN Definition & Meaning

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virgin

[ vur-jin ]

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noun

a person who has never had sexual intercourse.
an unmarried girl or woman.
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Ecclesiastical. an unmarried, religious woman, especially a saint.
the Virgin, Mary, the mother of Christ.
Informal. any person who is uninitiated, uninformed, or the like:
He's still a virgin as far as hard work is concerned.
a female animal that has never copulated.
an unfertilized insect.
Virgin, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Virgo.

adjective

being a virgin:
a virgin martyr.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a virgin:
virgin modesty.
pure; unsullied; undefiled:
virgin snow.
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Antonyms:
first:
the senator's virgin speech.
without admixture, alloy, or modification:
virgin gold.
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not previously exploited, cultivated, tapped, or used: virgin wool.
virgin timberlands;
virgin wool.
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without experience of; not previously exposed to:
a mind virgin to such sorrows.
Informal. being a mixed drink resembling a specific cocktail but made without any alcoholic ingredient:
a virgin piña colada.
Zoology. not fertilized.
(of a metal) made directly from ore by smelting, rather than from scrap.
noting the oil obtained, as from olives, by the first pressing without the application of heat.

virgin

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noun

a person, esp a woman, who has never had sexual intercourse
an unmarried woman who has taken a religious vow of chastity in order to dedicate herself totally to God
any female animal that has never mated
a female insect that produces offspring by parthenogenesis
a person who is new to or inexperienced in a specified field
a political virgin

adjective

of, relating to, resembling, suitable for, or characteristic of a virgin or virgins; chaste
pure and natural, uncorrupted, unsullied, or untouched
virgin purity
not yet cultivated, explored, exploited, etc, by man
virgin territories
being the first or happening for the first time
(of vegetable oils) obtained directly by the first pressing of fruits, leaves, or seeds of plants without applying heat
(of a metal) made from an ore rather than from scrap
occurring naturally in a pure and uncombined form
virgin silver
physics (of a neutron) not having experienced a collision

Virgin

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noun

the Virgin
See Virgin Mary
a statue or other artistic representation of the Virgin Mary

Virgin

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noun

the Virgin
the constellation Virgo, the sixth sign of the zodiac

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of virgin¹

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English virgine, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin virgin-, stem of ��ō “maiden, virgin”

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of virgin¹

C13: from Old French virgine, from Latin ��ō virgin

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Electric arc furnaces also do not burn hot enough to make virgin steel, and are fed with scrap steel.

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But industry whistleblowers told the BBC they believe large amounts of these materials are not waste but instead are virgin palm oil, which is being fraudulently relablled.

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It’s best to avoid brands that use refined oils and, instead, opt for ones that incorporate olive oil or extra virgin olive oil.

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While regions like the Middle East and China are already saturated with international schools, Africa is relatively virgin territory.

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It’s such virgin, fertile ground becoming a dad.

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