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catamenia

n.
cata·me·nia Archaic
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From New Latin catamenia, from Ancient Greek καταμήνια (katamḗnia), the neuter plural of καταμήνιος (katamḗnios, “monthly”), from κατά (katá) + μήν (mḗn, “month”). First attested in 1750.

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