Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-yearly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: half-year-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of which there are two in a year; once every six months semiannual; biyearly.

adv

Twice in a year; semiannually.

Example Sentences

"However, a Carlisle newspaper got hold of the story, and at the half-yearly meeting of the Caledonian Railway Company, held on March 17, 1863, a shareholder, Mr. Meiklem, questioned the Chairman, Lt.-Col. Salkeld, regarding a "Chase of Engines," described in the newspaper article. The Chairman admitted that the statements made in the article were perfectly true."

Etymology

From half-year + -ly; or half- + yearly.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: half
Suffix: half-year

Inflected Forms

halfyearly (alternative)

Synonyms

semiannual biannual biyearly

Questions

What does half-yearly mean?: Of which there are two in a year; once every six months semiannual; biyearly.
Where does half-yearly come from?: From half-year + -ly; or half- + yearly.

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