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Dehymenization

//diːˌhaɪmənaɪˈzeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The surgical or gynecological removal of the hymen; hymenotomy. uncountable
  2. 2
    The act of deflowering; a venereal depriving of the hymen, and hence, pucelage; defloration. uncountable

    "Wiping her face in the remnants of that of her 'husband', Imogen paints with antic grimness a post-coital tableau of bloody dehymenization."

Etymology

From de- + hymen + -ization.

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