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catamenia

[ kat-uh-mee-nee-uh ]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)


catamenia

/ ˌæəˈːɪə /

plural noun

  1. physiol another word for menses
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٲˈԾ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • a·n· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of catamenia1

1745–55; < New Latin < Greek 첹ٲḗn, neuter plural of Greek 첹ٲḗnDz monthly, equivalent to kata- cata- + ḗn month + -ios -ious
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of catamenia1

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

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Whether it be merely a coincidence I am unable to say, but it is true that the majority of these cases have been in young females just after the establishment of the catamenia.

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

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

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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.

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

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