monthly
[ muhnth-lee ]
/ ˈmʌnθ li /
adjective
noun, plural month·lies.
a periodical published once a month.
Sometimes monthlies. Informal. a menstrual period.
adverb
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RELATED WORDS
tabloid, publication, review, annals, account, daily, note, magazine, paper, diary, periodical, gazette, newspaper, almanac, calendar, memoir, monthly, weekly, pamphlet, booklet
Nearby words
- montgomeryshire,
- month,
- month of sundays, a,
- month's mind,
- montherlant,
- monthly meeting,
- monticellite,
- monticello,
- monticulate,
- monticule
Origin of monthly
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monthly
/ (ˈmʌnθlɪ) /
adjective
occurring, done, appearing, payable, etc, once every month
lasting or valid for a montha monthly subscription
adverb
once a month
noun plural -lies
a book, periodical, magazine, etc, published once a month
informal a menstrual period
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monthly
1530s, from month + -ly (2). As an adjective from 1570s. Old English had monaþlic, but the modern words seem to be separate formations.
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