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periodically

adv

Etymology

From periodic + -ally.

  1. derived from περίοδος — “cycle, period of time”
  2. derived from periodus — “complete sentence, period, circuit”
  3. derived from periodicus — “cyclical”
  4. derived from périodique
  5. formed as periodically — “periodic + -ally”

Definitions

  1. In a manner that is regular or periodic.

    • Put two encasings on a mattress if one must be removed periodically for cleaning.

  2. intermittently or recurrently.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at periodically. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at periodically. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at periodically

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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