menstruation
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menstruation
- /ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌmɛnstɹʊˈeɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌmɛnstɹuˈeɪʃən/ US
- /-stɹəˈweɪ-/ US
- /ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From menstruum + -ation, modelled after Late Latin menstruatio. The word is a cognate with French menstruation, Spanish menstruación, which displaced Old English mōnaþblōd (literally “monthblood”).
noun menstruations · menstration
- The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates. It would seem that in Avebury, Stonehenge, and Malta the mystery cult of menstruation/mensuration reached its most consummate development.
- An instance of menstruation, the part of each month during which a fertile woman menstruates.
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noun
Similar: menstruation, Aunt Flo, Aunt Frieda, Aunt Rose, blob, blood sports, Bloody Mary, blowjob week, breaching the beaver dam, catamenia, caught short, Charlie, closed for maintenance, come crook, country cousin, crimson tide, crimson wave, curse, curse of Eve, curse of Tom, dropping clots, entertaining the general, fallen to the Communists, fall off the roof, flowers, flashing the red flag, flying baker, flying the red flag, friend, grandma George
Translations
Every language
noun periodic discharging of the menses
| Español | menstruación, regla, achaque (disused), periodo, chinto, menstruo |
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| 한국어 | 월경 wolgyeong, 생리 saengni, 그날 geunal |
| 日本語 | 月経 gekkei, 月事 getsuji, 生理 seiri |
| 中文 | 月經 /月经 yuèjīng, 經血 /经血 jīngxuè, 經期 /经期 jīngqī |
| हिन्दी | रजोधर्म rajodharm, ऋतुस्राव ŕtusrāv, ऋतु ŕtu, रजोस्राव rajosrāv, स्त्रीधर्म strīdharm, स्त्रीरज strīraj |
| Kiswahili | hedhi |
| Português | menstruação, regras, chico |
| Français | menstruation, règles |
| Deutsch | Periode, Menstruation, Regel, Monatsregel, Monatsblutung, Regelblutung |
| Italiano | mestruazione, ciclo |
| Ελληνικά | εμμηνόρροια emminórroia, περίοδος períodos |
| Română | menstruație |
| Русский | менструа́ция menstruácija, менструа́льный цикл menstruálʹnyj cikl, ме́сячные mésjačnyje |
| Tiếng Việt | chu kỳ kinh nguyệt, kinh nguyệt |
| العربية | حَيْض ḥayḍ, طَمْث ṭamṯ, الدورة الشهرية ad-dawra aš-šahriyya |
| עברית | וֶסֶת veset |
noun instance or period of menstruation
| 中文 | 每个月那几天 |
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title = {menstruation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/menstruation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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