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Thread #132499   Message #4128481
Posted By: Lighter
09-Dec-21 - 10:52 AM
Thread Name: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Merriam-Webster defines "extra-virgin" as "being a virgin olive oil that is lowest in acidity and highest in quality."

So it essentially means "better than virgin," rather than "more virgin than virgin."

"Virgin," btw, is defined as "(of a vegetable oil): obtained from the first light pressing and without heating."