virginibus puerisque

[ wir-gin-i-boos poo-er-ees-kwe; English ver-jin-uh-buhs pyoo-uh-ris-kwee ]

/ wɪrˈgɪn ɪˌbʊs ˌpu ɛrˈis kwɛ; English vərˈdʒɪn ə bəs ˌpyu əˈrɪs kwi /

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Latin.

for girls and boys.

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