Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A membranous fold of tissue that partly or completely occludes the external vaginal orifice.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A membrane.
- noun In Gr. mythology, the god of marriage, son of Bacchus and Aphrodite (Venus), or of Apollo and one of the Muses, in some legends originally a mortal youth, invoked in hymeneal songs for reasons variously given. Also called
Hymenæus . - noun Hence Marriage; the wedded state.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Class Myth.) A fabulous deity; according to some, the son of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over nuptial solemnities.
- noun Marriage; union as if by marriage.
- noun (Anat.) A fold of muscous membrane often found at the orifice of the vagina in virgins; the vaginal membrane. It is usually torn by sexual intercourse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy A
mucous membrane which completely or partially occludes thevaginal opening in human females.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Greek mythology) the god of marriage
- noun a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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