See maidenly on Wiktionary
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"word": "παρθένος"
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"code": "xcl",
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"roman": "koys",
"sense": "of or pertaining to a maiden",
"word": "կոյս"
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"word": "девически"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a maiden",
"word": "ქალწულური"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a maiden",
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"word": "virgineo"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a maiden",
"word": "puellāris"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to a maiden",
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"word": "деви́чий"
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"word": "παρθένος"
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