ménopause
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From méno- + -pause, coined by French physician Charles de Gardanne in 1821.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ménopause f (plural ménopauses)
- menopause (period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether)
- Coordinate term: andropause
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ménopause”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.