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virginal

Syllabification: (vir·gin·al)
Pronunciation: /ˈvərjənl/

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Definition of virginal

adjective

  • being, relating to, or appropriate for a virgin:virginal shyness

noun

(usually virginals)
  • an early spinet with the strings parallel to the keyboard, typically rectangular, and popular in 16th and 17th century houses.
    [perhaps because usually played by young women (see origin below)]

Derivatives

virginalist

Pronunciation: /-jənl-ist/

noun

virginally

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin virginalis, from virgo 'young woman'

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