semiweekly

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noun

A periodical published twice a week.

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biweeklyperiodicperiodical
OriginEnglish weekly ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
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Meanings

adjectivesemiweekly (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of semi-weekly.
nounsemiweekly (plural semiweeklies)

plural semiweeklies

  1. A periodical published twice a week.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveoccurring twice a week

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biweeklyperiodicperiodical

adverbtwice a week

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biweekly
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biweekly

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. Englishweekly
  6. Englishsemiweekly

From semi- + weekly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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