men
1 Americannoun
noun
Usage
What does men- mean? Men- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “month.” It is used in a few medical terms, specifically in references to menstruation.Men- comes from the Greek mḗn, meaning “month.” It's distantly related to the English word moon, itself related to the word month. Many calendars, both in the past and present, are based on the cycles of the moon.Menstruation is the periodic flow (known as menses) of blood and other substances from the uterus, which happens approximately every month in women of certain ages. Indeed, both menstruation and menses derive from the Latin mēnsis, meaning “month.”Men- is a variant of meno-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use meno- article.
Example Sentences
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The plaintiff's lawyers sought to dismiss people, mostly men, who believed that young internet users' mental health issues are more attributable to parental failures rather than tech platform designers.
From Barron's
Boitano has followed the search for the next great American men’s figure skater for decades.
From Los Angeles Times
Malinin, the 21-year old from Northern Virginia, comes into the Milan Cortina Olympics as one of Team USA’s biggest stars and the overwhelming favorite to win gold in men’s figure skating.
The correspondence is just one exchange between Lord Mandelson and Epstein revealed in the US Department of Justice releases that sheds new light on the friendship between the men.
From BBC
The two other individuals who died were men, ages 30 and 55; their identities will be released once their next of kin has been notified.
From Los Angeles Times
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