: a small rectangular spinet having no legs and only one wire to a note and popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
—often used in plural
called also pair of virginals
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Adjective
The land is still in its virginal state.
one of the state's few remaining tracts of virginal prairie
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That’s because our immune systems are no longer so virginal to the SARS-CoV-2, given previous exposure to its spike proteins via vaccination or natural infection.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
The film treats Ryder’s Beth as the evil hag witch who the virginal hard worker Nina has to beat to achieve her dreams, and Ryder plays that role with relish and gusto.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
That’s because our immune systems are no longer so virginal to the SARS-CoV-2, given previous exposure to its spike proteins via vaccination or natural infection.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Noun
Many of the clinics that provide hymenoplasty also offer virginity testing, an examination of the genitalia that claims to determine the virginal (or otherwise) status of a woman.
—Neda Taghinejadi, Wired, 13 Feb. 2022
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“Virginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virginal. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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virginal
1 of 2 adjective
vir·gin·al
ˈvər-jən-ᵊl 
ˈvərj-nəl
: of, relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for a virgin
especially
: chaste sense 1
virginally
adverb
-ē
virginal
2 of 2 noun
: a musical instrument resembling a small piano with no legs
Medical Definition
virginal
adjective
vir·gin·al
ˈvər-jən-ᵊl, ˈvərj-nəl
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