Defloration

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  • noun. The act of deflowering.
  • noun. Rupture of the hymen, typically in sexual intercourse.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of deflowering; the act of depriving of the flower.
  • noun. A selection of the flower or most valuable part of anything.
  • noun. The act of depriving of virginity; ravishment; rape.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of deflouring.
  • noun. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful culling or selection.
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  • noun. the act of deflowering
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
  • noun. the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
    • Word Usage
    "The act of removing the hymen is often spoken of as "defloration" -- the tearing to pieces of a flower."
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    deflorate  flower  
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