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men

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[men]

noun

  1. plural of man.



men-

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  1. variant of meno- before a vowel.

    menarche.

men

/ ɛ /

noun

  1. the plural of man

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Idioms and Phrases

see all things to all people (men); separate the men from the boys. Also see under man.
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With serious competition for places now, how will Guardiola's men line up this season and whose place is in danger?

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Both men, who did not respond to requests for comment, appear to have been sucked in by conspiracy theories floating around online.

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County supervisor suggested some of the masked men detaining residents across the region were not immigration officials, but rather “bad players” impersonating immigration enforcement.

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The two men announced earlier this year that they would settle this most pressing of matters on the track, without offering many other details.

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We'd first joined Colonel Alary and his men soon after midnight on Friday.

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What doesmen- mean?

Men- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “month.” It is used in a few medical terms, specifically in references to menstruation.Men- comes from the Greek ḗn, meaning “month.” It's distantly related to the English word moon, itself related to the word month. Many calendars, both in the past and present, are based on the cycles of the moon.Menstruation is the periodic flow (known as menses) of blood and other substances from the uterus, which happens approximately every month in women of certain ages. Indeed, both menstruation and menses derive from the Latin ŧԲ, meaning “month.”Men- is a variant of meno-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use meno- article.

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