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Pronunciation / Transliteration: virginal
"A floresta mantinha-se em estado virginal."
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Relating to or characteristic of a virgin; pure, chaste, or untainted.
"The explorers gazed in awe at the virginal wilderness that had never seen human footfalls."
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An obsolete keyboard instrument of the harpsichord family, typically rectangular and lacking legs, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
"The musician delicately played a Renaissance melody on the antique virginal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'virginalis', from 'go' meaning maiden or virgin. Entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, the term originally related to chastity before acquiring musical application in the 16th century to describe a small rectangular harpsichord played predominantly by young women.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Virginal" is said worldwide
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virginal
Transliteration: virginal
"La neige fraîche offrait un paysage virginal."
jungfräulich
Transliteration: jungfraeulich
"Sie bewunderten die jungfräuliche Natur des Tals."
verginale
Transliteration: verginale
"Il paesaggio appariva in una bellezza verginale."
virginal
Transliteration: virginal
"El valle conservaba un aspecto virginal."
virginal
Transliteration: virginal
"A floresta mantinha-se em estado virginal."
कुमारी
Transliteration: kumari
"यह घाटी अभी तक अछूती और कुमारी है।"
纯洁的
Transliteration: chúnjié de
"这里的森林依然保持着原始纯洁的风貌。"
순결한
Transliteration: sunkyeolhan
"그 계곡은 순결한 자연을 그대로 간직하고 있었다."
純潔な
Transliteration: junketsu na
"その森はまだ人間の手が加わっていない純潔な美しさがあった。"
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