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Etymology

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

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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.

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  • curse (slang, dated, derogatory)
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menses f

  1. plural of mense

Interlingua

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Noun

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menses

  1. plural of mense

Latin

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mēnsēs

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mēnsis

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mènses m (Cyrillic spelling мѐнсес)

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

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