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adj
Occurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle leading up to the beginning of menstruation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Relating to the time period in a girl's life prior to her first experience of menstruation; prepubescent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or relating to or occurring during the period just before menstruation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English menstrual English premenstrual From pre- + menstrual.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
