semimonthly

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adjective

Occurring twice a month or at half month intervals.

“They met semimonthly to discuss the latest developments.”

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bimonthlyperiodicperiodical
OriginEnglish monthly ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
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Meanings

adjectivesemimonthly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring twice a month or at half month intervals.

    The semimonthly meeting was scheduled for the second and fourth Tuesdays. Compare fortnightly, biweekly, semiweekly; not to be confused with bimonthly

adverbsemimonthly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a manner occurring twice a month or at half month intervals.

    They met semimonthly to discuss the latest developments.

nounsemimonthly (plural semimonthlies)

plural semimonthlies

  1. Something done or made every half month, especially a periodical.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveoccurring twice a month

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bimonthlyperiodicperiodical

adverbtwice a month

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bimonthly
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bimonthly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishmonthly
  6. Englishsemimonthly

From semi- + monthly.

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Translations

German halbmonatlich
  • halbmonatlichoccurring twice a month or at half month intervals
Cite this entry
APA

semimonthly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semimonthly

MLA

“semimonthly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semimonthly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semimonthly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semimonthly.

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