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extra virgin

extra virgin adjective: of a fine grade of unrefined virgin olive oil.

Adjective

extra virgin (not comparable)

  1. Of a fine grade of unrefined virgin olive oil.

Noun

extra virgin (countable and uncountable, plural extra virgins)

  1. An olive oil of this grade.

Forms of extra virgin

Adjective
alternative formextra-virgin
Noun
pluralextra virgins

Questions about extra virgin

What does extra virgin mean?
Extra virgin means of a fine grade of unrefined virgin olive oil.
What part of speech is extra virgin?
Extra virgin can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near extra virgin in the dictionary

  1. extra service
  2. extra services
  3. extra small
  4. extra smalls
  5. extra time
  6. extra virgin
  7. extra virgins
  8. extra-
  9. extra-amniotic
  10. extra-Anatolian
  11. extra-articular

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