1. A person who has never had sexual intercourse. 2. Unused; uncontaminated. SYN: virginal (2). [L. virgo (v.-), maiden]
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vir·gin 'vər-jən n one who has not had sexual intercourse
virgin adj not affected or altered by previous use or exposure (as to an antigen): naive <\virgin B cells>
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vir·gin (vurґjin) [L. virgo] 1. a person who has not had sexual intercourse. 2. a laboratory animal that has been kept free from sexual intercourse.Medical dictionary. 2011.