hebdomadally

hebdomadally
hebdomadally (adv.) 1816, pedantic humor, from L. hebdomas, from Gk. hebdomas "the number seven; a period of seven (days)," from hepta "seven" (from PIE *septm; see SEVEN (Cf. seven)) + -mos, suffix used to form ordinal numbers, cognate with L. -mus.

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  • Hebdomadally — Heb*dom a*dal*ly, adv. In periods of seven days; weekly. Lowell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hebdomadally — adverb see hebdomadal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hebdomadally — See hebdomadal. * * * …   Universalium

  • hebdomadally — heb·dom·a·dal·ly …   English syllables

  • hebdomadally — adverb without missing a week she visited her aunt weekly • Syn: ↑weekly, ↑every week, ↑each week • Derived from adjective: ↑hebdomadal …   Useful english dictionary

  • hebdomadal — hebdomadally, adv. /heb dom euh dl/, adj. 1. taking place, coming together, or published once every seven days; weekly: hebdomadal meetings; hebdomadal groups; hebdomadal journals. n. 2. a weekly magazine, newspaper, etc. Cf. diurnal (def. 7).… …   Universalium

  • each week — adverb without missing a week (Freq. 4) she visited her aunt weekly • Syn: ↑hebdomadally, ↑weekly, ↑every week • Derived from adjective: ↑hebdomadal (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • every week — adverb without missing a week (Freq. 1) she visited her aunt weekly • Syn: ↑hebdomadally, ↑weekly, ↑each week • Derived from adjective: ↑hebdomadal (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • hebdomadal — adjective Date: 1711 weekly • hebdomadally adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • weekly — adj 1. hebdomadal, hebdomadary, Fr. hebdomadaire, Ger. wdchentlich, Sp. semanal, It. set timanale. adv 2. by the week, once a week, every week, hebdomadally. n 3. periodical, magazine, publication, newspaper …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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