English Explanatory Dictionary

weekly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Once every week.
  2. Every week.
adj
  1. Of or relating to a week.
  2. Happening once a week, or every week.
noun
  1. A publication that is published once a week.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

en-us-weekly.ogg /ˈwiːk.li/

Word forms

weekly weeklies Weeklys

Etymology

From Middle English wykely (adverb), equivalent to week + -ly (adverbial suffix) or week + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch wekelijks (“weekly”), German wöchentlich (“weekly”), Danish ugentlig (“weekly”), Norwegian ukentlig (“weekly”), Icelandic vikulega (“weekly”), Swedish veckovis (“weekly”).

Synonyms

hebdomadally hebdomadal hebdomadary

Related words

frequency

Derived words

biweekly semi-weekly thrice-weekly twice-weekly twi-weekly alt-weekly
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