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单词 semiyearly
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semiyearly

[ sem-ee-yeer-lee, sem-ahy- ]
/ ˌsɛm iˈyɪər li, ˌsɛm aɪ- /
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adjective

semiannual (def. 1).

adverb

twice a year; semiannually: He seeded the lawn semiyearly.

Origin of semiyearly

First recorded in 1925–30; semi- + yearly

words often confused with semiyearly

See bi-1.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH semiyearly

biannual, biennial, semiannual, semiyearly (see confusables note at bi-1)

Words nearby semiyearly

semivegetarian, semivitreous, semivocal, semivowel, semiweekly, semiyearly, Semmelweis, Semmelweiss, Semmes, semmit, semolina
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Example sentences from the Web for semiyearly

  • A semiyearly settling period had come around, and he had found himself without sufficient funds to pay in full, as he usually did.

    Dominie Dean|Ellis Parker Butler

British Dictionary definitions for semiyearly

semiyearly
/ (ˌsɛmɪˈjɪəlɪ) /

adjective

another word for semiannual
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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