bimonthly


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bi·month·ly

 (bī-mŭnth′lē)
adj.
1. Happening every two months.
2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly.
adv.
1. Once every two months.
2. Twice a month; semimonthly.
n. pl. bi·month·lies
A bimonthly publication. See Usage Note at bi-1.
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bimonthly

(baɪˈmʌnθlɪ)
adj, adv
1. every two months
2. (often avoided because of confusion with sense 1) twice a month; semimonthly. See bi-1
n, pl -lies
(Journalism & Publishing) a periodical published every two months
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bi•month•ly

(baɪˈmʌnθ li)

adj., n., pl. -lies,
adv. adj.
1. occurring every two months.
2. occurring twice a month; semimonthly.
n.
3. a bimonthly publication.
adv.
4. every two months.
5. twice a month; semimonthly.
[1840–50]
usage: See bi- 1.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bimonthly - a periodical that is published twice a month or every two months (either 24 or 6 issues per year)
serial publication, serial, series - a periodical that appears at scheduled times
Adj.1.bimonthly - occurring twice a month; "a semimonthly publication"
semimonthly
periodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"
2.bimonthly - occurring every two months; "bimonthly visits"
bimestrial
periodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"
Adv.1.bimonthly - twice a month; "salaries are paid semimonthly"
semimonthly
2.bimonthly - every two months; "the bill was payable bimonthly"
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Translations

bimonthly

[ˈbaɪˈmʌnθlɪ]
A. ADJ (= every two months) → bimestral; (= twice monthly) → bimensual, quincenal
B. ADV (= every two months) → bimestralmente; (= twice monthly) → bimensualmente, quincenalmente
C. N (= two monthly publication) → revista f bimestral; (= fortnightly publication) → revista f bimensual or quincenal
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bimonthly

[ˌbaɪˈmʌnθli] bi-monthly (British) adj [event, publication] → bimestriel(le)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bimonthly

[baɪˈmʌnθlɪ]
1. adj → bimestrale
2. adv → bimestralmente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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