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Woman — • The position of woman in society has given rise to a discussion which, is known under the name of the woman question Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Woman Woman … Catholic encyclopedia
woman suffrage — woman suffrage, adj. woman suffragist, n. the right of women to vote; female suffrage. [1840 50] * * * Right of women by law to vote in national and local elections. Women s voting rights became an issue in the 19th century, especially in Britain … Universalium
Woman on the Night Train — Theatrical poster for Woman on the Night Train (1972) Directed by Noboru Tanaka … Wikipedia
period pain — UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular period pain plural period pains] british pain that a woman sometimes gets during her period . The usual American word is cramps . Thesaurus: menstruation and the menstrual cycle … Useful english dictionary
period pain — n [U and C] especially BrE pain that a woman gets when she has her ↑period American Equivalent: cramps … Dictionary of contemporary English
WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
period — 1 noun (C) 1 LENGTH OF TIME a particular length of time with a beginning and an end: Tomorrow s weather will be dry with sunny periods. | the period 1910 1917 | a period of six weeks | a six week period | trial period (=a period of testing):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
woman — [OE] A woman is etymologically a ‘wife man’ – that is to say, a ‘female person’. The word was compounded in the Old English period from wīf ‘woman’ (source of modern English wife) and man ‘person’ (source of modern English man). Already by the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
woman — [OE] A woman is etymologically a ‘wife man’ – that is to say, a ‘female person’. The word was compounded in the Old English period from wīf ‘woman’ (source of modern English wife) and man ‘person’ (source of modern English man). Already by the… … Word origins
Woman — Women redirects here. For other uses, see Woman (disambiguation) and Women (disambiguation). Woman Left to right from top … Wikipedia
