menopause
noun/ˈmenəpɔːz/
/ˈmenəpɔːz/
(also informal the change (of life))
[uncountable] (often the menopause)
[singular]- the time during which a woman gradually stops menstruating, usually at around the age of 50
- to reach (the) menopause
- Women experience many emotional and physical changes during the menopause.
- a disease that can afflict women past the menopause
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- premature
- male
- …
- approach
- enter
- reach
- …
- at menopause
- at the menopause
- after menopause
- …
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from modern Latin menopausis (from meno- (from Greek mēn ‘month’) and pause).
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