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semivirgin

semivirgin adjective: almost pristine or untouched.

Adjective

semivirgin (not comparable)

  1. Almost pristine or untouched.
    • Portland is doing something unprecedented here, extending tracks into virgin or semivirgin land. It's much as New York extended the subway and elevated train lines into Queens and Brooklyn in the early part of this century.2010, Alex Marshall, How Cities Work: Suburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads Not Taken
    • The calm-looking River Jong and the semi-virgin forests surrounding the school were next to be explored.2012, Francis Saa-Gandi, The Life of a Village Child: An Autobiography of a Medical Doctor
  2. (colloquial) Almost a pure virgin; having had a sexual experience but not actual sexual intercourse.

Origin of semivirgin

From semi- + virgin.

Questions about semivirgin

What does semivirgin mean?
Semivirgin means almost pristine or untouched.
What part of speech is semivirgin?
Semivirgin is an adjective.

Words near semivirgin in the dictionary

  1. semiverbatim
  2. semiverticillate
  3. semiviability
  4. semiviable
  5. semiviral
  6. semivirgin
  7. semivirtual
  8. semiviscid
  9. semiviscous
  10. semivisible
  11. semivitreous

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