periodical

[ peer-ee-od-i-kuh l ]

/ ˌpɪər iˈɒd ɪ kəl /

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noun

a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.

adjective

published at regularly recurring intervals.

of or relating to such publications.

periodic¹.

Nearby words

periodic sentence, periodic system, periodic table, periodic table of the elements, periodic tenancy, periodical, periodical cicada, periodicity, periodide, periodization, periodontal

Origin of periodical

First recorded in 1595–1605; periodic¹ + -al¹

Related forms

pe·ri·od·i·cal·ism, nounpe·ri·od·i·cal·ist, nounpe·ri·od·i·cal·ness, nounnon·pe·ri·od·i·cal, adjective, noun

non·pe·ri·od·i·cal·ly, adverbun·pe·ri·od·i·cal, adjectiveun·pe·ri·od·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for periodical

What the Tea Party needed was its own periodical, he concluded.
Steven Allen: The Tea Party’s Editor in Chief|David A. Graham|February 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It must be, with such genius, tact and experience, all that a weekly periodical can be.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848|Various
His Bill provided for the periodical visitation of private mad-houses by magistrates.
Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles|Daniel Hack Tuke
Probably of no periodical in the country has the press everywhere spoken with unqualified approval.
The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862|Various

Never did a periodical receive such an amount of gratuitous advertising.
The Americanization of Edward Bok|Edward William Bok
The infantry of the line have their periodical rests, a month it may be, of comparative leisure before the enemy trenches.
Sketches of the East Africa Campaign|Robert Valentine Dolbey

British Dictionary definitions for periodical

periodical

/ (ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪkəl) /

noun

a publication issued at regular intervals, usually monthly or weekly

adjective

of or relating to such publications

published at regular intervals

periodic or occasional

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Word Origin and History for periodical

periodical

adj.

c.1600, from periodic + -al (1). As a noun meaning "magazine published at regular intervals," attested from 1798. Related: Periodically.

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