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    menopause
    men‧o‧pause /ˈmenəpɔːz $ -pɒːz/ noun [singular, uncountable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: meno- 'menstruation' (from Greek men 'month') + Greek pausis ( ⇨ pause2)
    the time when a woman stops MENSTRUATing, which usually happens around the age of 50 ⇨ male menopause:
        After the menopause a woman cannot bear a child.
    —menopausal /ˌmenəˈpɔːzəl◂ $ -ˈpɒː-/ adjective