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maiden

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maiden in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. serving to set in motion
    "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"
    inaugural  initiative  initiatory  first  maiden 
noun
  1. an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
    maid  maiden 
  2. (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored
    maiden over  maiden 
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