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virgin birth

The correct spelling is virgin birth.

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noun

Say it like: Vir-jin- bi-rth

The correct spelling is virgin birth. A birth (or vegetal reproduction) after spontaneous, unfertilized gamete-development in a virginal mother, parthenogenesis

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  1. 1.A birth (or vegetal reproduction) after spontaneous, unfertilized gamete-development in a virginal mother, parthenogenesis
  2. 2.A form of childbirth in which the mother conceived the child through artificial insemination
  3. 3.(often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) In Christian theology, the miraculous birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary

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