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biweekly

/baɪˈwiːkli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
bi-week-ly
IPA
/baɪˈwiːkli/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.

adj

Occurring twice a week.

adv

Every two weeks.

adv

Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).

noun

Something that is published or released once every two weeks.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From bi- + week + -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- + weekly.

Inflected Forms

bi-weekly (alternative) biweeklies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

semiweekly fortnightly

Synonyms

fortnightly twi-weekly twice-weekly semiweekly twice weekly semi-weekly

Rhymes With

weekly bi-weekly uniquely weakly obliquely meekly weekley bleakley weakley szekely sleekly steakley

Questions

How do you pronounce biweekly?
The recorded pronunciation is /baɪˈwiːkli/.
What does biweekly mean?
Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
Where does biweekly come from?
From bi- + week + -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- + weekly.

How to pronounce biweekly

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