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menarche

Pronunciation: /mɛˈnɑː.ki/

The English word “menarche” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.

Etymology

First attested 1900, from German Menarche, formed from meno- + -arche.

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