menopause
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- //ˈmɛnəpɔːz//
- //ˈmɛnoʊpɔːz//
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.
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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.
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The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.
Étymologie
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Hellenic *méns Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn) French méno- Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-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.
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rareTo undergo menopause.
Formes
- pluriel
- menopauses
- passé
- menopaused
- participe passé
- menopaused
- participe présent
- menopausing
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- menopauses
menopause · The period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether, usually accompanied by a…
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