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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

usage note for biweekly

See bi-1.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH biweekly

bimonthly biweekly semimonthly (see usage note at bi-1)biweekly semiweekly (see usage note at bi-1)

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Words related to bi-weekly

pamphlet, booklet, journal, manual, daily, brochure, paper, periodical, newspaper, newsletter, weekly, tabloid, magazine, community, press, fortnightly, rag, sheet, organ, review

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British Dictionary definitions for bi-weekly

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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