Parthenos

Parthenos is defined as a virgin, generally a woman, in Greek.

(noun)

An example of a parthenos is a woman who has never had sexual intercourse.

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See Parthenos in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a virgin: an epithet of several Greek goddesses, esp. of Athena

Origin: < Gr parthenos

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