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- [vur-jin]
- /ˈvɜr dʒɪn/
- /ˈvɜː.dʒɪn/
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- [vur-jin]
- /ˈvɜr dʒɪn/
Definitions of virgin word
- noun virgin a person who has never had sexual intercourse. 1
- noun virgin an unmarried girl or woman. 1
- noun virgin Ecclesiastical. an unmarried, religious woman, especially a saint. 1
- noun virgin the Virgin, Mary, the mother of Christ. 1
- noun 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 virgin a female animal that has never copulated. 1
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Origin of 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 Virgin
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pronoun
preposition
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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".
virgin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for virgin
adj virgin
noun virgin
- colleen — an Irish girl
- damsel — A damsel is a young, unmarried woman.
- greenhorn — an untrained or inexperienced person.
- ingenue — the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, especially as represented on the stage.
- ingenues — the part of an artless, innocent, unworldly girl or young woman, especially as represented on the stage.
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