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virguncule

virguncule noun: a young virgin.

Noun

virguncule (plural virguncules)

  1. (rare) A young virgin.
    • There are the virguncules of Somerville and Lady Margaret's Hall; but beauty and the lust for learning have yet to be allied.1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson
    • To the regret of the assembled virguncules he broke in upon her.1930, Christopher Morley, Rudolph and Amina, page 78

Forms of virguncule

pluralvirguncules

Origin of virguncule

From Latin virguncula, diminutive of virgō (“virgin”).

Questions about virguncule

What does virguncule mean?
Virguncule means a young virgin.
What part of speech is virguncule?
Virguncule is a noun.
What is the plural of virguncule?
The plural of virguncule is virguncules.

Words near virguncule in the dictionary

  1. virgulariids
  2. virgulas
  3. virgulate
  4. virgule
  5. virgules
  6. virguncule
  7. virguncules
  8. viri
  9. viri-
  10. virial
  11. virial coefficient

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