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menopause

noun
/ˈmɛnəpɔːz/

Etymology

Etymology tree French méno- Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der. Latin pausabor. French -pause French ménopause English menopause From French ménopause, from Latin menopausis, from Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + παῦσις (paûsis, “pause”). Equivalent to meno- + -pause.

  1. derived from menopausis
  2. derived from -pause French ménopause English menopause From French ménopause
  3. derived from pausabor

Definitions

  1. The period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before…

    The period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether, usually accompanied by a range of unpleasant symptoms; the period spanning perimenopause up to postmenopause.

    • The encounter soured Thomas's relationship with Jessa, who had founded the mobile payments company, with the chief executive eventually attributing the 51-year-old's behavior to the menopause, an employment tribunal was told.

  2. The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.

  3. To undergo menopause.

The neighborhood

Derived

femopause, henopause, male menopause, manopause, menopausal, menopaused, menopausing, menoporsche, menopot, penopause, perimenopause, philosopause, premenopause, pseudomenopause

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