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virginity

n. the state of a person who has not participated in sexual intercourse. Traditionally, a woman was assumed to be a virgin if her hymen was not ruptured, but a ruptured hymen is no longer regarded as prima facie evidence of loss of virginity, as other events can cause this.

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extirpation

n. see ablation.