Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-monthly

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
half--month-ly
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Occurring twice per month.

Etymology

From half- + monthly.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does half-monthly mean?
Occurring twice per month.
Where does half-monthly come from?
From half- + monthly.

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