premenopause

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adjective

Before the menopause.

OriginEnglish menopause ← French ménopause ← Latin pausa →
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Meanings

adjectivepremenopause (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the menopause.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
  12. Proto-Hellenic*méns
  13. Ancient Greekμήν (mḗn)
  14. Frenchméno-
  15. Ancient Greekπαύω (paúō)
  16. Ancient Greekπαῦσις (paûsis)
  17. Latinpausa
  18. Frenchménopause
  19. Englishmenopause
  20. Englishpremenopause

From pre- + menopause.

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APA

premenopause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premenopause

MLA

“premenopause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premenopause. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “premenopause,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premenopause.

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