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Hymen

//ˈhaɪmən// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The god of marriage and marriage ceremonies. Greek

    ""By the saffron robe of Hymen," cried Lord Norbourne, "but that would be a blessing! I own that I am no great friend to marriage in general; […] If a young man has his way to make in the world, a wife is a dead weight upon his hands.[…]""

Noun
  1. 1
    A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
  2. 2
    a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin wordnet
  3. 3
    Marriage. figuratively

    "I would for ever baniſh from my thoughts—I will obey the firſt ſummons that proclaims you a happy wife.—On my devoted head may every miſery, reſulting from an ill-fated marriage, have juſtly been exhauſted. On your propitious hymen may ſmiling peace, domeſtic harmony, and mutual love, for ever wait; and time alone diſſolve the tender union!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French hymen, from Late Latin hymēn, from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin; membrane”).

Etymology 2

From Latin Hymēn, from Ancient Greek Ῡ̔μήν (Hūmḗn).

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