virginalist

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noun

A musician who plays the virginal.

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Meanings

nounvirginalist (plural virginalists)

plural virginalists

  1. A musician who plays the virginal.

    A group of composers, variously known as the madrigalists, the lutenists, or the virginalists (depending on the medium for which they were writing), produced vast quantities of attractive music, mostly for amateur consumption.

    2003, Edward L. Kottick, A History of the Harpsichord, page 200

Origin

From virginal + -ist.

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Translations

Italian virginalista
  • virginalistaa musician who plays the virginal
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APA

virginalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virginalist

MLA

“virginalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virginalist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virginalist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virginalist.

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