- Vir|gin|ia
- Vir|gin|ia «vuhr JIHN yuh», noun.Roman Legend. a maiden slain by her father to preserve her from the lust of one of the decemvirs.
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Vir|gin|ia
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vir´gin|al|ly — vir|gin|al1 «VUR juh nuhl», adjective. 1. of or suitable for a virgin; maidenly; chaste. 2. Figurative. fresh; pure; unsullied; untouched. 3. Zoology. parthenogenetic. ╂ … Useful english dictionary
vir|gin|al — vir|gin|al1 «VUR juh nuhl», adjective. 1. of or suitable for a virgin; maidenly; chaste. 2. Figurative. fresh; pure; unsullied; untouched. 3. Zoology. parthenogenetic. ╂ … Useful english dictionary
Vir|gin — «VUR juhn», noun, adjective. –noun. 1. a woman, especially a young one, who has not had sexual intercourse. 2. an unmarried woman, especially a young woman or girl; maiden. 3. Also, Virgin. a picture or image of the Virgin Mary. 4. Figurative. an … Useful english dictionary
vir|gin — «VUR juhn», noun, adjective. –noun. 1. a woman, especially a young one, who has not had sexual intercourse. 2. an unmarried woman, especially a young woman or girl; maiden. 3. Also, Virgin. a picture or image of the Virgin Mary. 4. Figurative. an … Useful english dictionary
vir|gin|i|ty — «vuhr JIHN uh tee», noun. 1. a) the state or condition of a virgin; maidenhood. b) a condition that presumes a state of chastity; spinsterhood. 2. Figurative. the condition of being virgin; purity; freshness … Useful english dictionary
vir|gin|i|um — «vuhr JIHN ee uhm», noun. the former name of francium. Symbol: Vi (no period). ╂[American English < New Latin virginium < the state of Virginia + ium, a suffix meaning “element”] … Useful english dictionary
vir|gin's-bow|er — «VUR juhnz BOW uhr», noun. any one of various climbing species of clematis, bearing clusters of small white flowers, such as a common American and a European species … Useful english dictionary
vir|gin|al|ist — «VUR juh nuh lihst», noun. a person who plays the virginal … Useful english dictionary
vir|gin|hood — «VUR juhn hud», noun. = virginity. (Cf. ↑virginity) … Useful english dictionary
vir|gin|ia|my|cin — «vuhr JIHN yuh MY suhn», noun. an antibiotic derived from a species of streptomyces, used chiefly against infections by Gram positive bacteria. Formula: C28H36N3O8 ╂[< New Latin (Streptomyces) virginiae a species of streptomyces + mycin, as in … Useful english dictionary
