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menstruation

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14
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18
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Pronunciation
/ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/
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/ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/ · /ˌmɛnstɹʊˈeɪʃən/ · /ˌmɛnstɹuˈeɪʃən/ · /-stɹəˈweɪ-/ · /ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪʃən/

Definition of menstruation

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
    “It would seem that in Avebury, Stonehenge, and Malta the mystery cult of menstruation/mensuration reached its most consummate development.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
    “It would seem that in Avebury, Stonehenge, and Malta the mystery cult of menstruation/mensuration reached its most consummate development.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)An instance of menstruation, the part of each month during which a fertile woman menstruates.

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Etymology

From menstruum + -ation, modelled after Late Latin menstruatio. The word is a cognate with French menstruation, Spanish menstruación, which displaced Old English mōnaþblōd (literally “monthblood”).

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