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• meno
  meno

  adverb

  less.
• meno-
  meno-

  a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant “month,” used with reference to menstruation in the formation of compound words.

meno

¹ American  

[mey-noh, me-naw] / ˈmeɪ noʊ, ˈmɛ nɔ /

adverb

Music.

1. less.

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meno- ² American  

1. a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant “month,” used with reference to menstruation in the formation of compound words.

   menopause.

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meno ¹ British  

/ ˈmɛnəʊ /

adverb

1. (esp preceding a dynamic or tempo marking) to be played less quickly, less softly, etc

2. short for meno mosso

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meno- ² British  

combining form

1. menstruation

   menorrhagia

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Usage

What does meno- mean? Meno- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “month.” It is often used in medical terms, specifically in references to menstruation. Meno- 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.”What are variants of meno-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, meno- becomes men-, as in menarche.

Etymology

Origin of meno¹

1875–80; < Italian < Latin minus less

Origin of meno-²

< Greek mēno-, combining form of mḗn month; see moon

Example Sentences

Altri dicono che fu meno: morì in quella zuffa Lorenzo Michele capitano d'una galera e Giovanni Delfino, d'altro capitano fratello.

From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Irving, Washington

Questo sol m' arde, eqesto m' innamora; Non pur di fora il tuo volto sereno: Ch' amor non già di cosa che vien meno Tien ferma speme, in cu' virtù dimora.

From Michael Angelo Buonarroti by Holroyd, Charles

He knew well that this would avail him nothing; and glad he was to escape from incarceration with the remark, meno male, alias, it might have been worse.

From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken

Ma la S. C. trova delle difficoltà gravi, più o meno, in tutti i progetti, ch' egli narra, fatti da quei politici.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, November 1864 by

Mentre che l’uno spirito queste disse, L’altro piangeva si, che di pietade Io venni meno come s’io morisse, E caddi, come corpo morto cade.”

From Essays Æsthetical by Calvert, George H. (George Henry)