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Word: Maiden
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English mægden, from a Germanic diminutive meaning ‘maid, virgin’; related to German Mädchen, diminutive of Magd ‘maid’, from an Indo-European root shared by Old Irish mug ‘boy, servant’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmeɪdn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an unmarried girl or young woman
Short Definition:unmarried girl
Examples:- two knights fought to win the hand of a fair maiden
Definition:
an over in which no runs are scored.
Short Definition:no-scoring over in cricket
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