semimonthly
Americanadjective
noun
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something occurring every half month or twice a month.
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a semimonthly publication.
adverb
Usage
What does semimonthly mean? Semimonthly means twice a month. It can be used this way as an adjective, as in a semimonthly meeting, or an adverb, as in We plan to meet semimonthly. The word bimonthly is a synonym, but it can also mean once every two months. Although semimonthly is typically only used to mean twice a month—not every two months—it can still be confusing. The best (and maybe only) way to be perfectly clear is to just say “twice a month.”Semimonthly can also be used as a noun referring to a semimonthly event or a publication that’s published twice a month (as opposed to a weekly or daily, for example). Example: Let’s plan to meet semimonthly, on the first and third Monday.
Commonly Confused
See bi- 1.
Etymology
Origin of semimonthly
Example Sentences
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This isn’t the first time Francis has called out American critics, nor is it the first time La Civiltà Cattolica, a 173-year-old semimonthly, has been the vehicle reporting such criticism.
From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2023
UDC employees affected under this act are paid semimonthly, while D.C. government employees are paid biweekly — resulting in two fewer paychecks per year for university employees.
From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2022
However Haber declined to answer questions about whether the provision applied to so called semimonthly workers like the teaching assistant, who has provisional status because she does not yet have a teaching credential.
From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2021
These are characteristic headlines from the semimonthly Down Beat of Chicago, a raucous trade journal for U.S. dance musicians and their multitudinous fans, which last week celebrated its tenth birthday.
From Time Magazine Archive
It has since 1886 published a semimonthly woman’s suffrage magazine, Nylaende.
From The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey by Schirmacher, Kaethe
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