biweekly
[ bahy-week-lee ]
/ baɪˈwik li /
adjective
occurring every two weeks.
occurring twice a week; semiweekly.
noun, plural bi·week·lies.
a periodical issued every other week.
adverb
every two weeks.
twice a week.
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Does Bimonthly Mean Twice A Month Or Every Two Months?The prefix bi- usually means ‘every two’, so bimonthly means ‘every two months’.Semi- means ‘half’ or ‘halfway’, so semimonthly means ‘every two weeks’. However, bimonthly can also mean ‘twice a month’ – but it is rarely used that way. It is best to remember that bi- is “every two” and semi- is “halfway.”
Nearby words
Can be confusedbimonthly biweekly semimonthly (see usage note at bi-1)biweekly semiweekly (see usage note at bi-1)
Usage note
See bi-1.
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biweekly
/ (baɪˈwiːklɪ) /
adjective, adverb
every two weeks
(often avoided because of confusion with sense 1) twice a week; semiweeklySee bi- 1
noun plural -lies
a periodical published every two weeks
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Word Origin and History for bi-weekly
biweekly
also bi-weekly, 1865, from bi- + weekly. The sense "twice a week" is the first attested, but that of "every two weeks" is equally implied.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper