menstrual

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11
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15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈmɛn.stɹu.əl/ (US)
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/ˈmɛn.stɹu.əl/ (US) · /ˈmɛn.stɹəl/ (US)

Definition of menstrual

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the menses.
    “Recent studies in physiology have noted that women who live in close proximity to one another - nurses in a hospital or coeds in a college dormitory - tend to have their menstrual periods at the same time.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the menses.
    “Recent studies in physiology have noted that women who live in close proximity to one another - nurses in a hospital or coeds in a college dormitory - tend to have their menstrual periods at the same time.”
  2. (dated, not-comparable)Occurring once a month; monthly.
  3. (dated, not-comparable)Lasting for a month.
    “a menstrual flower”

noun

  1. (colloquial)A menstrual period.
    ““All that drama for what” I thought. All she had to do was tell me that I was having my menstrual. So much for band aids.”

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Etymology

From Middle English menstruall, from Latin mēnstruālis, from mēnstrua (“menses”), from neuter plural of mēnstruus (“of a month, monthly, of menstruation”), from mēnsis (“month”) + -ālis (“-al”); see moon.

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