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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3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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