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menarche
me·nar·che [ mə nrkee ] (plural me·nar·ches)


noun 
Definition:
 
first menstruation: the first time that a girl or young woman menstruates
[Early 20th century. <meno- + Greek arkhē "beginning"]

me·nar·che·al adjective
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