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semihourly

adj

Etymology

From semi- + hourly.

  1. derived from *yóh₁r̥✻
  2. derived from ὥρα
  3. derived from hōra
  4. derived from houre
  5. inherited from houre
  6. suffixed as hourly — “hour + ly”
  7. prefixed as semihourly — “semi + hourly”

Definitions

  1. Half-hourly

    Half-hourly: occurring every thirty minutes.

    • The warship rang its semihourly bell, announcing it was now half past 10 o'clock.

  2. Roughly (but not exactly) hourly

    Roughly (but not exactly) hourly: occurring around every sixty minutes.

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