Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh n vur-jin]
- /ən ˈvɜr dʒɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh n vur-jin]
- /ən ˈvɜr dʒɪn/
Definitions of un-virgin word
- noun un-virgin a person who has never had sexual intercourse. 1
- noun un-virgin an unmarried girl or woman. 1
- noun un-virgin Ecclesiastical. an unmarried, religious woman, especially a saint. 1
- noun un-virgin the Virgin, Mary, the mother of Christ. 1
- noun un-virgin Informal. any person who is uninitiated, uninformed, or the like: He's still a virgin as far as hard work is concerned. 1
- noun un-virgin a female animal that has never copulated. 1
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Origin of un-virgin
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English virgine < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin virgin-, stem of virgō maiden, virgin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Un-virgin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
un-virgin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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