BIYEARLY

semiannual, biannual, biyearly, half-yearly

(adjective) occurring or payable twice each year

biennial, biyearly

(adjective) occurring every second year; “they met at biennial conventions”

semiannually, biyearly

(adverb) twice a year

biennially, biyearly

(adverb) every two years; “this festival takes places biennially”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

biyearly (not comparable)

Occurring every two years; biennial

Occurring twice per year; biannual

Adverb

biyearly (not comparable)

Every two years; biennially

Twice per year; biannually

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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