menstration
/ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪʃən/
menstration is the misspelling of menstruation.
Meaning of menstruation
Noun
menstruation (countable and uncountable, plural menstruations)
- The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
- It would seem that in Avebury, Stonehenge, and Malta the mystery cult of menstruation/mensuration reached its most consummate development.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 267
- An instance of menstruation, the part of each month during which a fertile woman menstruates.
Forms of menstration
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Origin of menstration
Representing a trisyllabic pronunciation of menstruation. Compare menstral, representing a disyllabic pronunciation of menstrual.
Questions about menstration
- What is menstration the misspelling of?
- Menstration is the misspelling of menstruation.
- How do you pronounce menstration?
- Menstration is pronounced /ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪʃən/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: menstration (page history and authors); menstruation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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