menopause

See also: ménopause and ménopausé

English

Etymology

From French ménopause, from Latin menopausis, from Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + παῦσις (paûsis, “pause”). Equivalent to meno- +‎ -pause.

Noun

menopause (countable and uncountable, plural menopauses)

  1. The ending of menstruation; the time in a woman's life when this happens.

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Italian

Noun

menopause f

  1. plural of menopausa
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