virginal

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English virginal, from Middle French virginal, from Latin virginālis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪnəl/

Adjective

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virginal (comparative more virginal, superlative most virginal)

  1. Being or resembling a virgin.
  2. Uncontaminated or pure.
  3. (zoology) Parthenogenic.

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Noun

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Virginal (instrument)

virginal (plural virginal or virginals)

  1. (music) A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.
    • 1932, Maurice Baring, chapter 16, in Friday's Business[1]:
      His uncle, a Cardinal, engages a Spanish youth of Moorish descent called Diego, an expert singer and player on the virginal, to unlock the secrets of the heart, and to cleanse his bosom of the perilous stuff, and cure him by the spell of his music.

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /viʁ.ʒi.nal/
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Adjective

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virginal (feminine virginale, masculine plural virginaux, feminine plural virginales)

  1. virginal

Noun

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virginal m (plural virginaux)

  1. virginal

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: vir‧gi‧nal

Adjective

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virginal m or f (plural virginais)

  1. virginal (relating to virgins)
  2. virgin: immaculate; chaste; untouched
    Synonyms: virgem, casto, imaculado

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:virginal.

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Noun

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virginal m (plural virginais)

  1. virginal (instrument)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French virginal, from Latin virginalus. By surface analysis, virgină +‎ -al.

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Adjective

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virginal m or n (feminine singular virginală, masculine plural virginali, feminine and neuter plural virginale)

  1. virginal

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biɾxiˈnal/ [biɾ.xiˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: vir‧gi‧nal

Adjective

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virginal m or f (masculine and feminine plural virginales)

  1. virginal

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