virginity

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  1. noun The quality or condition of being a virgin.
  2. noun The state of being pure, unsullied, or untouched.

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  • Your virginity might be a precious gift to the right man some day. —  Walk on the Wilde Side by Anne M
  • As if my virginity were a reflection on my family, or my father's to give away or "guard". —  FlickFilosopher.com
  • As if my virginity were a reflection on my family, or my father's to give away or —  FlickFilosopher.com
  • Holy virginity is a better thing than conjugal chastity …. —  Pharyngula
  • When I first heard about the U.S. college student who's auctioning off her virginity, a number of thoughts went through my head, including, "What has our society come to?" and "Where did I leave my chequebook?" —  Macleans.ca
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  1. from Middle English virginite, verginite, verginte, from Old French virginite, verginite, French virginité = Spanish virginidad = Portuguese virginidade = Italian verginitá, from Latin virginita(t-)s, maidenhood, from virgo (virgin-), maiden: see virgin,
 

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