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biweekly

adj
/baɪˈwiːkli/

Etymology

From bi- + week + -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- + weekly.

  1. derived from *weyg-✻
  2. inherited from *wikǭ✻ — “sequence; week”
  3. inherited from *wikā✻
  4. inherited from wiċe
  5. inherited from wyke
  6. formed as biweekly — “bi- + week + -ly”

Definitions

  1. Occurring once every two weeks

    Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.

  2. Occurring twice a week.

  3. Every two weeks.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).

    2. Something that is published or released once every two weeks.

      • The local paper is a biweekly.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA