English Explanatory Dictionary

biweekly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
  2. Occurring twice a week.
adv
  1. Every two weeks.
  2. Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).
noun
  1. Something that is published or released once every two weeks.

Pronunciation

en-us-biweekly.ogg bī.wēk'lē /baɪˈwiːkli/

Word forms

biweekly bi-weekly biweeklies

Etymology

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

Synonyms

fortnightly twi-weekly twice-weekly semiweekly twice weekly semi-weekly

Related words

semiweekly fortnightly
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