menses

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English

Etymology

From Latin mēnsis (“month”), the plural being mēnsēs (“months”), corresponding to the monthly courses of women. Compare month.

Pronunciation

Noun

menses pl (plural only)

  1. 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

  • curse (slang, dated, derogatory)

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

menses f

  1. plural of mense

Interlingua

Noun

menses

  1. plural of mense

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

mēnsēs

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mēnsis

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

mènses m (Cyrillic spelling мѐнсес)

  1. (colloquial) menstruation
    Synonyms: kataménije, menstruácija, mȅnga, menoréja, mènzes, mjȅsečnica, perióda

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