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virginal

[vur-juh-nl]

adjective

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin: virginal purity.

continuing in a state of virginity.

pure; unsullied; untouched: a virginal mountain stream.

Zoology. not fertilized.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin virginālis, equivalent to virgin- virgin + -ālis -al¹

Related forms

vir·gin·al·ly, adverb

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noun

Often, virginals. a rectangular harpsichord with the strings stretched parallel to the keyboard, the earlier types placed on a table: popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Origin:
1520–30; apparently special use of virginal¹

Related forms

vir·gin·al·ist, noun

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virginal¹ (ˈvɜːdʒɪn^əl)

—*adj*
1.	of, relating to, characterized by, proper to, or maintaining a state of virginity; chaste
2.	extremely pure or fresh; untouched; undefiled

[C15: from Latin virginālis maidenly, from virgō virgin]

'virginally¹

—*adv*

virginal² (ˈvɜːdʒɪn^əl)

—n
	(often plural) a smaller version of the harpsichord, but oblong in shape, having one manual and no pedals

[C16: probably from Latin virginālisvirginal¹, perhaps because it was played largely by young ladies]

'virginalist²

—n

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