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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VIRGIN'ITY, n. [L. virginitas.] Maidenhood; the state of having had no carnal knowledge of man.
VIR'GIN'S BOWER, n. A plant of the genus Clematis.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the condition or quality of being a virgin

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ties) Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being virgin; especially maidenhood 2. the unmarried life ; celibacy, spinsterhood

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the state of being a virgin. Etymology: OF virginité f. L virginitas (as VIRGIN)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Virginity Vir*gin"i*ty, n. [OE. virgintee, F. virginit['e], L. virginitas.] 1. The quality or state of being a virgin; undefiled purity or chastity; maidenhood. 2. The unmarried life; celibacy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Virginity is the state of never having had sex. She lost her virginity when she was 20. • When you lose your virginity, you have sex for the first time. PHRASE: V inflects

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Maidenhood.

Moby Thesaurus

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