hebdomadal

American  

[heb-dom-uh-dl] / hɛbˈdɒm ə dl /

adjective

1. taking place, coming together, or published once every seven days; weekly.

   hebdomadal meetings;

   hebdomadal groups;

   hebdomadal journals.

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noun

1. a weekly magazine, newspaper, etc.

hebdomadal British  

/ hɛbˈdɒmədərɪ, hɛbˈdɒmədəl, -drɪ /

adjective

1. a rare word for weekly

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Other Word Forms

• hebdomadally adverb

Etymology

Origin of hebdomadal

First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin hebdomadālis, “weekly”; hebdomad, -al ¹

Example Sentences

A vested choir of 100 voices sings at the hebdomadal gatherings.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Federal Council announced that Dr. Cadman's sermons would be made audible over a hebdomadal hookup of 40 radio stations.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fabulous was the Old Farmer's success in predicting diurnal or hebdomadal weather a year in advance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Information for the people was not yet collected into hebdomadal tracts; and those who coveted the fruit of the tree of knowledge were left to pursue their horticultural researches at their own free will.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various

The litter of Sunday-night supper, awaiting its transfer to the dining-room table, lay spread in the faithful geometry of the cold, hebdomadal repast.

From The Vertical City by Hurst, Fannie