virginal

adj
/ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪnəl/

Etymology

From Middle English virginal, from Middle French virginal, from Latin virginālis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls.

  1. derived from virginālis
  2. derived from virginal
  3. inherited from virginal

Definitions

  1. Being or resembling a virgin.

  2. Uncontaminated or pure.

  3. Parthenogenic.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at virginal. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at virginal. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at virginal

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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