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vir⋅a⋅gin⋅i⋅ty

  [vir-uh-jin-i-tee]
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–noun
the qualities of a virago.
Origin:
1840–50; < L virāgin- (s. of virāgō virago ) + -ity

Related forms:
vir⋅a⋅gi⋅nous  [vi-raj-uh-nuhs] , vir⋅a⋅gin⋅i⋅an, adjective
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vi·ra·go   (və-rä'gō, -rā'-, vîr'ə-gō')   
n.   pl. vi·ra·goes or vi·ra·gos

  1. A woman regarded as noisy, scolding, or domineering.

  2. A large, strong, courageous woman.


[Latin virāgō, from vir, man; see wī-ro- in Indo-European roots.]
vi·rag'i·nous (və-rāj'ə-nəs) adj.
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