biweekly

biweekly
biweekly also bi-weekly, 1865, from BI- (Cf. bi-) + WEEKLY (Cf. weekly). The sense "twice a week" is the first attested, but that of "every two weeks" is equally implied.

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  • Biweekly — Bi week ly, a. [Pref. bi + weekly.] Occurring or appearing once every two weeks; fortnightly. n. A publication issued every two weeks. {Bi week ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Biweekly — Bi week ly, a. [Pref. bi + weekly.] Occurring or appearing once every two weeks; fortnightly. n. A publication issued every two weeks. {Bi week ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • biweekly — see bi …   Modern English usage

  • biweekly — [bī wēk′lē] adj., adv. 1. once every two weeks 2. Now Rare twice a week: in this sense, semiweekly is the preferred term n. pl. biweeklies a publication that appears once every two weeks …   English World dictionary

  • biweekly — [[t]baɪwi͟ːkli[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A biweekly event or publication happens or appears once every two weeks. [AM] He used to see them at the biweekly meetings. ...Jesse Meyers, editor of Beverage Digest, the industry s biweekly newsletter. ADV: ADV… …   English dictionary

  • biweekly — I UK [ˌbaɪˈwiːklɪ] / US [baɪˈwɪklɪ] adjective, adverb happening or published every two weeks a biweekly journal II UK [ˌbaɪˈwiːklɪ] / US [baɪˈwɪklɪ] noun [countable] Word forms biweekly : singular biweekly plural biweeklies a magazine that is… …   English dictionary

  • biweekly — adv., adj., & n. adv. 1 every two weeks. 2 twice a week. adj. produced or occurring biweekly. n. (pl. ies) a biweekly periodical. Usage: See the note at bimonthly. * * * biweekly, biwhirl see bi prefix2 4, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • biweekly — bi|week|ly1 [ baı wikli ] adjective, adverb happening or published every two weeks: a biweekly journal biweekly bi|week|ly 2 [ baı wikli ] noun count a magazine that is published twice a month or twice a week …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • biweekly — /baɪˈwikli / (say buy weeklee) adjective 1. occurring every two weeks. 2. occurring twice a week; semiweekly. –noun (plural biweeklies) 3. a periodical issued every two weeks. –adverb 4. every two weeks. 5. twice a week. Usage: Biweekly… …  

  • biweekly — I. adjective Date: 1832 1. occurring twice a week 2. occurring every two weeks ; fortnightly Usage: see bi • biweekly adverb II. noun Date: circa 1890 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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