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- [bahy-week-lee]
- /baɪˈwik li/
- /baɪˈwiːk.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy-week-lee]
- /baɪˈwik li/
Definitions of biweekly word
- adjective biweekly A biweekly event or publication happens or appears once every two weeks. 3
- adjective biweekly Biweekly is also an adverb. 3
- adjective biweekly every two weeks 3
- adjective biweekly (often avoided because of confusion with sense 1) twice a week; semiweekly 3
- noun biweekly a periodical published every two weeks 3
- adjective biweekly once every two weeks 3
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Origin of biweekly
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; bi-1 + weekly
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Parts of speech for Biweekly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
biweekly popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
biweekly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for biweekly
adj biweekly
- fortnightly — occurring or appearing once a fortnight.
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