menses
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin mēnsis (“month”), the plural being mēnsēs (“months”), corresponding to the monthly courses of women. Compare month.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
menses pl (plural only)
- The discharge of blood mixed with pieces of cellular tissue from the uterus out through the vagina, which occurs roughly every month in uninseminated women; menstrual flow.
Synonyms[edit]
- curse (slang, dated, derogatory)
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
menstrual flow
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References[edit]
- “menses”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Further reading[edit]
- Menstrual cycle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
menses f
Interlingua[edit]
Noun[edit]
menses
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmen.seːs/, [ˈmẽːs̠eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmen.ses/, [ˈmɛnses]
Noun[edit]
mēnsēs
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
mènses m (Cyrillic spelling мѐнсес)
- (colloquial) menstruation
- Synonyms: kataménije, menstruácija, mȅnga, menoréja, mènzes, mjȅsečnica, perióda
Declension[edit]
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