单词 | biquarterly |
释义 | biquarterly in British English (baɪˈkwɔːtəlɪ) adjective occurring twice every three months biquarterly in American English (baɪˈkwɔrtərli) adjective occurring twice in every three-month period biquarterly in American English (baiˈkwɔrtərli) adjective occurring twice in each quarter of a year Word origin [1880–85; bi-1 + quarterly]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: automatism, impressionism, irredentist, jackpot, quotation markbi- is a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix bi- include: bilabial, bilateral, bilingual, bisect, bivalent |
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