virginal

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪnəl/

Definition of virginal

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Being or resembling a virgin.
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adj

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

noun

  1. A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.
    “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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Etymology

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

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