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1virginal
adjective vir·gin·al \ˈvər-jə-nəl, ˈvərj-nəl\
: having a young, pure, and innocent quality
: not changed from a natural or original condition
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First Known Use of VIRGINAL
15th century
2virginal
noun
Definition of VIRGINAL
: a small rectangular spinet having no legs and only one wire to a note and popular in the 16th and 17th centuries —often used in plural —called also pair of virginals
— vir·gin·al·ist \ˈvər-jə-nəl-ist, ˈvərj-nə-list\ noun
Origin of VIRGINAL
probably from Latin virginalis of a virgin, from virgin-, virgo
First Known Use: 1530
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virginal
adjective vir·gin·al \ˈvər-jən-əl, ˈvərj-nəl\
Medical Definition of VIRGINAL
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a virgin or virginity
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