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biyearly
bi·year·ly B0289800 (bī-yîr′lē)adj.1. Happening every two years. See Usage Note at bi-1.2. Happening twice a year; semiyearly.adv.1. Every two years.2. Twice a year; semiyearly.biyearly (baɪˈjɪəlɪ) adj, adv1. every two years; biennial or biennially2. (often avoided because of confusion with sense 1) twice a year; biannual or biannually. See bi-1bi•year•ly (baɪˈyɪər li) adj. 1. happening every two years; biennial. 2. happening twice a year; biannual. adv. 3. every two years. 4. twice yearly. [1875–80] usage: See bi- 1. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | biyearly - occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions"biennialperiodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust" | | 2. | biyearly - occurring or payable twice each yearbiannual, half-yearly, semiannualperiodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust" | Adv. | 1. | biyearly - every two years; "this festival takes places biennially"biennially | | 2. | biyearly - twice a yearsemiannually |
biyearly
Synonyms for biyearlyadj occurring every second yearSynonymsRelated Wordsadj occurring or payable twice each yearSynonyms- biannual
- half-yearly
- semiannual
Related Wordsadv every two yearsSynonymsadv twice a yearSynonyms |