biweekly

[ bahy-week-lee ]

/ baɪˈwik li /

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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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Origin of biweekly

First recorded in 1880–85; bi-¹ + weekly

words often confused with biweekly

See bi-¹.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH biweekly

1. bimonthly, biweekly , semimonthly (see confusables note at bi-¹)2. biweekly , semiweekly

How to use biweekly in a sentence

Are you bi-coastal now, between Portlandia and Late Night with Seth Meyers?
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I return home after several days in the hospital and start thrice weekly physical therapy.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We also knew that once we hit the road, we would be paying our band and crew on a weekly basis.
How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the latest Weekly Standard can be found an editorial under the headline “The Benghazi Whitewash.”
Rand Paul Won’t Let Benghazi Die|Olivia Nuzzi|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As well as weekly church services, Boyfriend—who shares a birthday with Madonna—went to a private, Christian school.
From Church of Christ to Pansexual Rapper|Tyler Gillespie|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Consequently an amendment may be made diminishing the weekly allowance to a member who is sick, and also the time of allowing it.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
According to a weekly paper not only is Constance Binney a famous screen star, but she is also a first-class ukelele player.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
The Weekly Dispatch's accounts of the next world are well worth staying alive for.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
The men who print newspapers search closely for a bit of 'news,' and so your simple story got into the columns of my weekly.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
During the first ten years the sessions were bi-annual, but since 1895 have been held every five years.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow

British Dictionary definitions for biweekly

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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biweekly

Origin of biweekly

words often confused with biweekly

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH biweekly

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How to use biweekly in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for biweekly