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premenstrual.

Occurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle leading up to the beginning of menstruation.

12 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌpɹiːˈmɛnstɹʊəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌpɹiːˈmɛnstɹʊl/Received-Pronunciation/pɹiˈmɛnztɹ(əw)əl/General-American/pɹiˈmɛnstɹ(əw)əl/General-American
  1. Occurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle leading up to the beginning of menstruation.

  2. Relating to the time period in a girl's life prior to her first experience of menstruation; prepubescent.

Where this word comes from

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.

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