bi-monthly
once every two months
TRANSLATION
bimonthly (bi-monthly) adjective, adverb 1. alle zwei Monate !!! and also: 2. zweimal im/pro Monat --- NOTE: bi-lingual = zweisprachig bi-manual = beidhändig bi-processor system = Doppelrechnersystem bi-rotary engine = gegenläufiger Umlaufmotor
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
American Scientist is an illustrated BIMONTHLY magazine about science and technology, published by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. The website is "designed to provide a sample of our content for those unfamiliar with the magazine, and to enrich our readers’ experience by facilitating exploration and discussion of themes treated in the magazine."
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bi-month-ly
adjective
1. Happening every two months.
ALSO:
2. Happening twice a month; semi-monthly.
adverb
1. Once every two months.
2. Twice a month; semimonthly.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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USAGE NOTE:
Bimonthly and biweekly mean “once every two months” and “once every two weeks.”
For “twice a month” and “twice a week,” the words semimonthly and semiweekly should be used.
Since there is a great deal of confusion over the distinction, a writer is well advised to substitute expressions like every two months or twice a month where possible. However, each noun form has only one sense in the publishing world. Thus, a bimonthly is published every two months, and a biweekly every two weeks.
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say something like:
"I think that a meeting every four weeks would be too difficult for everyone to attend. Let's do it bimonthy instead."
adjective
1. Happening every two months.
ALSO:
2. Happening twice a month; semi-monthly.
adverb
1. Once every two months.
2. Twice a month; semimonthly.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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USAGE NOTE:
Bimonthly and biweekly mean “once every two months” and “once every two weeks.”
For “twice a month” and “twice a week,” the words semimonthly and semiweekly should be used.
Since there is a great deal of confusion over the distinction, a writer is well advised to substitute expressions like every two months or twice a month where possible. However, each noun form has only one sense in the publishing world. Thus, a bimonthly is published every two months, and a biweekly every two weeks.
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"I think that a meeting every four weeks would be too difficult for everyone to attend. Let's do it bimonthy instead."
