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biweekly.

Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/baɪˈwiːkli/
  1. Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.

    not-comparable
  2. Occurring twice a week.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From bi- + week + -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- + weekly.

adv/baɪˈwiːkli/
  1. Every two weeks.

    not-comparable
  2. Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From bi- + week + -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- + weekly.

noun/baɪˈwiːkli/
  1. Something that is published or released once every two weeks.

    The local paper is a biweekly.
Where this word comes from

From bi- + week + -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- + weekly.

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