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    HYMEN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virginplay

    Synonyms:

    hymen; maidenhead; virginal membrane

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("hymen" is a kind of...):

    mucosa; mucous membrane (mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hymen"):

    imperforate hymen (hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow out)

    Holonyms ("hymen" is a part of...):

    vagina (the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus)

    Derivation:

    hymenal (of or relating to the hymen)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    (Greek mythology) the god of marriageplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

    Domain category:

    Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

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