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单词 septimanal
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septimanaladj.

Brit. /sɛpˈtɪmənl/, U.S. /sɛpˈtɪmən(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: septimane n., -al suffix1.
Etymology: < septimane n. + -al suffix1. Compare earlier septimane adj.Compare post-classical Latin septimanalis (5th or 6th cent.), Spanish semanal (1607).
Weekly.
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the world > time > period > a week > [adjective] > occurring a specific number of times a week
weekly1489
hebdomadary1625
hebdomaticala1659
hebdomadal1711
septimanal1786
tri-weekly1832
semi-weekly1833
bi-weekly1885
1786 C. Lofft tr. ‘Advocatus Pauperum’ Brief Acct. Hosp. St. Elisabeth 62 (note) The Cycle of the Sun; which may be called the Tellurian, or, Hebdomal or Septimanal Cycle.
1833 Fraser's Mag. 7 706 Diurnal or septimanal literature.
1935 R. Macaulay Personal Pleasures 344 They took this cheerful day [sc. Sunday], this septimanal jewel in the week's belt of toil, and set it about with prickles and with bars, minded to keep not only toil but mirth at bay.
1998 T. Cahill Gifts of Jews (1999) iv. 144 The Sabbath is surely one of the simplest and sanest recommendations any god has ever made; and those who live without such septimanal punctuation are emptier and less resourceful.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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