bimestrial

[bahy-mes-tree-uhl]

adjective

1. occurring every two months; bimonthly.

2. lasting two months.

bimestrial

/ baɪˈmɛstrɪəl /

adjective

1. lasting for two months

2. a less common word for bimonthly

Other Word Forms

• bimestrially adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of bimestrial¹

1840–50; < Latin bimē ( n ) stris bimester + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of bimestrial¹

C19: from Latin bimēstris , from _bi- ¹ + mēnsis month