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Definition of 'hymen'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) hymen
a fold of mucous membrane partly closing the external orifice of the vagina in a virgin.

2. (n.) Hymen
the ancient Greek god of marriage.

Definition of 'hymen'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Hymen
(Greek mythology) the god of marriage

2. (noun) hymen, maidenhead, virginal membrane
a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin

Definition of 'hymen'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) hymen
a fold of muscous membrane often found at the orifice of the vagina; the vaginal membrane

2. (noun) hymen
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

3. (noun) hymen
marriage; union as if by marriage

Definitions of 'hymen'

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. hymen
in the Greek mythology the God of Marriage, son of Apollo, and one of the Muses, represented as a boy with wings; originally a nuptial song sung at the departure of the bride from her parental home.

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