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defloration [def′lôrā′shən] Etymology: L, de + flos, flower, atio, process the rupture of the vaginal hymen. Defloration may occur during sexual intercourse, during a gynecologic examination, through the use of tampons, in athletic sports activity, or by surgery if necessary to remove an obstruction to menstrual flow. defloration Loss of virginity Gynecology Rupture of the hymen, which often occurs at the time of the first sexual intercourse, or during digital vaginal examination, masturbation, or with tampons. See Hymen. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Charges of seduction, defloration and breach of promise which resulted in illegitimacy are scattered among the cases heard by the VOC's Court of Justice and, after the late 1820s when the British overhauled the justice system, by the magistrates' courts and the Supreme Court of the Cape. As read with professional decorum by the author, a former editor of The New York Times Magazine, it tells us of Jackie's defloration in a Paris elevator, Jack's well-publicized liaison with Marilyn Monroe, and both Jack and Jackie shooting speed in the White House, among other indiscretions. To the unconscious mind, defloration is the repetition of the fantasied |
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