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un-virgin

un-vir·gin
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh n vur-jin]
    • /ən ˈvɜr dʒɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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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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