premenstrual

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UK/ˌpɹiːˈmɛnstɹʊəl/UK/ˌpɹiːˈmɛnstɹʊl/US/pɹiˈmɛnztɹ(əw)əl/US/pɹiˈmɛnstɹ(əw)əl/

adjective

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

OriginEnglish menstrual ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepremenstrual (comparative more premenstrual, superlative most premenstrual)

comparative more premenstrual · superlative most premenstrual

  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.

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. Englishmenstrual
  10. Englishpremenstrual

From pre- + menstrual.

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Translations

Catalan premenstrual
  • premenstrualoccurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle
Czech premenstruační
  • premenstruačníoccurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle
French prémenstruel
  • prémenstrueloccurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle
Italian premestruale
  • premestrualeoccurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle
Polish przedmiesiączkowy
  • przedmiesiączkowyoccurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle
Portuguese pré-menstrual
  • pré-menstrualoccurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle
Russian предменструа́льный
  • предменструа́льный (predmenstruálʹnyj)occurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle
Spanish premenstrual
  • premenstrualoccurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle
Cite this entry
APA

premenstrual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premenstrual

MLA

“premenstrual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premenstrual. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “premenstrual,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premenstrual.

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