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virginity

/vərˈdʒɪnədi/
/vəˈdʒɪnɪti/
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Other forms: virginities

Virginity is the condition of never having had sex.

Someone who has never had sex is a virgin. The name for this condition is virginity, and it is usually discussed as something that is lost. As soon as someone has sex, they've lost their virginity. Virginity is one of those things that, once lost, can't be regained.

Definitions of virginity
  1. noun
    the condition or quality of being a virgin
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    type of:
    condition, status
    a state at a particular time
Pronunciation
US
/vərˈdʒɪnədi/
UK
/vəˈdʒɪnɪti/
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