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virginity definition

vir·gin·ity (vər jin′ə tē)

noun

  1. the state or fact of being a virgin; maidenhood, spinsterhood, etc.
  2. the state of being virgin, pure, clean, untouched, etc.

Etymology: ME virginite < OFr virginité < L virginitas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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