virginity
noun
vir·gin·i·ty
(ˌ)vər-ˈji-nə-tē 
plural virginities
1
: the quality or state of being virgin
especially
: maidenhood
2
: the unmarried life : celibacy
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Jimmy Kimmel accosted Dune stars Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, and Timothée Chalamet with the bucket, and Saturday Night Live aired a song about Marcello Hernández losing his virginity to it.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2024
From intrusive questions about her virginity to men twice her age discounting her work, she remained mostly posed and polite until her next studio offering: 2001’s Britney.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
There's less emphasis on virginity in the traditional sense.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Winfrey raised the virginity question directly during her 1993 interview with Jackson.
—EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2024
From intrusive questions about her virginity to men twice her age discounting her work, she remained mostly posed and polite until her next studio offering: 2001’s Britney.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
There's less emphasis on virginity in the traditional sense.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Winfrey raised the virginity question directly during her 1993 interview with Jackson.
—EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Virginity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virginity. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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virginity
noun
vir·gin·i·ty
(ˌ)vər-ˈjin-ət-ē
plural virginities
: the quality or state of being virgin
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virginity
noun
vir·gin·i·ty
(ˌ)vər-ˈjin-ət-ē
plural virginities
: the quality or state of being a virgin
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