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- [bahy-yeer-lee]
- /baɪˈyɪər li/
- /bˈɪjiəli/
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- [bahy-yeer-lee]
- /baɪˈyɪər li/
Definitions of biyearly word
- adjective biyearly every two years; biennial or biennially 3
- adjective biyearly (often avoided because of confusion with sense 1) twice a year; biannual or biannually 3
- adjective biyearly once every two years; biennial(ly) 3
- adjective biyearly twice a year 3
- adjective biyearly biennial (defs 1, 2). 1
- adverb biyearly biennially; biannually. 1
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Origin of biyearly
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; bi-1 + yearly
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Parts of speech for Biyearly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
biyearly popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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