bimonthly

/baɪmˈʌnθli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.60 in modern English

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adj

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noun

A publication that is published on a bimonthly basis.

"The organization's bimonthly meetings allow for two discussions each quarter."
"His bimonthly appointment was almost due."
"The organization's board of directors meets bimonthly."
"They checked on his progress bimonthly."
"We have to get the report done. If the boss doesn't get his bimonthly he'll scream."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English monthly English bimonthly From bi- + monthly.

bimonthlies (plural)

fortnightly

monthly

Questions

How do you pronounce bimonthly?

The recorded pronunciation is /baɪmˈʌnθli/.

What does bimonthly mean?

Occurring once every two months

Where does bimonthly come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English monthly English bimonthly From bi- + monthly.

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