menopause
The period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent…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.
» Early menopause can occur in some women.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.
Menopause, Wechseljahre
менопа́узаmenopáuza, кли́максklímaks, климакте́рийklimaktɛ́rij
менопа́узаmenopáuza, клі́максklímaks, клімакте́рійklimaktérij
the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
Examples
14 sentencesEarly menopause can occur in some women.
My grandmother was nearly sixty when she entered menopause.
After menopause, women still want intercourse, but it becomes more intimate.
The menopause is the permanent cessation of the ovaries' principal functions.
I want to have a boy, but my wife has gone through menopause.
Translations
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Origin
From French ménopause, from Latin menopausis, from Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + παῦσFrom French ménopause, from Latin menopausis, from Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + παῦσις (paûsis, “pause”). Equivalent to meno- + -pause.
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Forms
plural: menopauses| Singular | menopause |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends:climactericchange of life
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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