Virginity

  • 11virginity — vir|gin|i|ty [ vər dʒınəti ] noun singular the state of being a VIRGIN. When you lose your virginity, you have sex for the first time …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 12virginity — UK [və(r)ˈdʒɪnətɪ] / US [vərˈdʒɪnətɪ] noun [singular] the state of being a virgin. When you lose your virginity, you have sex for the first time …

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  • 13Virginity pledge — Virginity pledges (or abstinence pledges) are commitments made by teenagers and young adults to refrain from sexual intercourse until marriage.They are most common in the United States, especially among Evangelical Christian denominations.… …

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  • 14Virginity fraud — (also known as chastity fraud, or the virginity lie) is held to occur when someone lies about their virginity in order to obtain something of value. Like paternity fraud, the concept is controversial, especially in view of fundamental societal… …

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  • 15Virginity test — A virginity test is a medical test that verifies whether or not a woman s hymen is intact. A woman s hymen can break after her first sexual intercourse, hence the name virginity test.http://www.newsfromafrica.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art… …

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  • 16virginity and premarital sexuality — In contrast with pre socialist standards of chastity that applied almost exclusively to women, Maoist educational and administrative practices attempted to enforce a new norm of premarital chastity for both sexes. Chinese youth who engaged in… …

    Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • 17virginity — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being virgin; especially maidenhood 2. the unmarried life ; celibacy, spinsterhood …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18virginity — /veuhr jin i tee/, n. 1. the state or condition of being a virgin. 2. the state or condition of being pure, fresh, or unused. 3. Informal. any naive, uninitiated, or uninformed state. [1250 1300; ME virginite < AF, OF < L virginitas. See VIRGIN,&#8230; …

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  • 19virginity — noun The state of being a virgin. Syn: maidenhood, maidenhead …

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  • 20virginity — The virgin state. [L. virginitas] * * * vir·gin·i·ty (.)vər jin ət ē n, pl ties the quality or state of being a virgin * * * vir·gin·i·ty (vir jinґ&#301; te) [L. virginitas] the condition of being a virgin …

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