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Meaning of menstruation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. plural of flor
  2. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  3. An instance of menstruation, the part of each month during which a fertile woman menstruates.
    countable, uncountable
  4. second-person singular present subjunctive of florar

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca aybaşı
Беларуская менструацыя
Български менструация
Català menstruació
Čeština menstruace
Esperanto menstruo
Français menstruation Règles
Gàidhlig fuil-mhìos
עברית וסת
Magyar menstruáció
Bahasa Indonesia datang bulan haid menstruasi
Íslenska blæðingar tíðir
Italiano ciclo mestruazione
日本語 月事 月経 生理
Қазақша етеккір
ខ្មែរ រដូវ
한국어 그날 생리 월경
Kurdî adet meş
Latina menstrua
Lietuvių menstruacija
Latviešu menstruācija
Македонски менструација
Bahasa Melayu haid
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဓမ္မတာ ပန်း
Română menstruație
Slovenčina menštruácia
Slovenščina menstruacija
Shqip lara
Српски adet menses menstruacija
Svenska menstruation
Kiswahili hedhi
Tagalog buwanang dalaw kanya regla sapanahon
Türkçe adet aybaşı hayız regl
Українська менструація
Tiếng Việt kinh nguyệt

Examples

“It would seem that in Avebury, Stonehenge, and Malta the mystery cult of menstruation/mensuration reached its most consummate development.”
“[T]he release of semen from the penis predominantly symbolizes a forceful masculine operation, an orgasmic ‘rush’ – ejaculate refers to a sudden happening, an ejection – while the ‘loss’ of blood during menstruation is viewed as a more or less passive occurrence. Even the metaphors employed to depict these two aspects of corporeality serve to situate them on differently gendered poles. Man ‘spoofs off’ or ‘shoots his load’, while woman ‘gets her visitor’, ‘has got her monthly’.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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