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virginal

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vir⋅gin⋅al

1  [vur-juh-nl]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin: virginal purity.
2. continuing in a state of virginity.
3. pure; unsullied; untouched: a virginal mountain stream.
4. Zoology. not fertilized.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L virginālis, equiv. to virgin- virgin + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
vir⋅gin⋅al⋅ly, adverb

vir⋅gin⋅al

2  [vur-juh-nl]
–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; appar. special use of virginal 1

Related forms:
vir⋅gin⋅al⋅ist, noun
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vir·gin·al 1   (vûr'jə-nəl)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin; chaste.

  2. Remaining in a state of virginity.

  3. Untouched or unsullied; fresh.

  4. Zoology Virgin.

vir'gin·al·ly adv.
vir·gin·al 2   (vûr'jə-nəl)   
n.  A small, legless rectangular harpsichord popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. Often used in the plural. Also called pair of virginals.

[From virgin (perhaps from its being associated with female performers).]
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Main Entry: vir·gin·al
Pronunciation: 'v&r-j&n-&l, 'v&rj-n&l
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, orcharacteristic of a virgin or virginity
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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