An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
QUARTERLY
quarterly
(adjective) of or relating to or consisting of a quarter; “quarterly report”
quarterly, every quarter
(adverb) in three month intervals; “interest is compounded quarterly”
quarterly
(adverb) in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon; “two coats of arms borne quarterly”
quarterly
(noun) a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
quarterly (not comparable)
Occurring once every quarter year (three months).
(heraldry) (of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.
Adverb
quarterly (not comparable)
Once every quarter year (three months).
Noun
quarterly (plural quarterlies)
A periodical publication that appears four times per year.
Source: Wiktionary
Quar"ter*ly, a.
1. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.
2. Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.
Quar"ter*ly, n.; pl. Quarterlies (.
Definition: A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.
Quar"ter*ly, adv.
1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.
2. (Her.)
Definition: In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus divided by lines drawn through it at right angles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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