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The correct spelling is virgin.
How to pronounce virgin
/ˈvɜːdʒɪn/
nounIPA: /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/
Say it like: Vir-jin
The correct spelling is virgin. A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all. For example: "I've never eaten tofu before – you could say I'm a tofu virgin."
Usage Examples
“I've never eaten tofu before – you could say I'm a tofu virgin.”
“The virgin lands of the Americas were awaiting the Europeans.”
“a virgin daiquiri”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
- 2.(early Christian Church) a woman noted for religious piety who has never been married.
- 3.One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.
- 4.Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
- 5.A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.
adjective
- 1.(usually not comparable) In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
- 2.Of a physical object, untouched.
- 3.Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
- 4.Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
- 5.(usually not comparable) Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.
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