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catamenia

[ kat-uh-mee-nee-uh ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)


catamenia

/ ˌkætəˈmiːnɪə /

plural noun

  1. physiol another word for menses
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Derived Forms

  • ˌcataˈmenial, adjective
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Other Words From

  • cata·meni·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of catamenia1

1745–55; < New Latin < Greek katamḗnia, neuter plural of Greek katamḗnios monthly, equivalent to kata- cata- + mḗn month + -ios -ious
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Word History and Origins

Origin of catamenia1

C18: from New Latin, from Greek katamēnia menses
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Example Sentences

He says also that the catamenia generally appears about the time they are expected, or later, and very seldom earlier.

The correspondence of the periods of the catamenia with those of the moon was treated of in Sect.

The streaks represent catamenia, and the gradual growth of the moon is assumed to be parallel with prenatal growth.

She worked in a man's sustained way, ignoring all demands for special development, and essaying first to dis-establish, and then to bridle, the catamenia.

In response to his argument the decree against catamenia was accordingly abolished.

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