单词 | twice-yearly |
释义 | > as lemmastwice-yearly C2. In combination with adverbs, forming compound adverbs or adjectives (and nouns), as twice-nightly, twice-weekly, twice-yearly. ΚΠ 1929 D. H. Lawrence Pansies 133 And let the nodding tempests of verbosity Weekly or twice-weekly whistle round your bottles. 1949 M. Steen Twilight on Floods iv. vi. 611 There was English's.., the first of the twice-nightlies, down in Hackney. 1976 ‘W. Trevor’ Children of Dynmouth v. 102 The cartoonist responsible..was now, in the sunset of his life, himself the recipient of twice-weekly Meals on Wheels. 1980 M. Babson Queue here for Murder iv. 30 The twice-yearly Sales. < as lemmas |
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