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hymen

Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪmən/

The English word “hymen” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
  2. Marriage.

Etymology

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

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