- semiannual
- adjective Date: 1791 occurring every six months or twice a year • semiannually adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
semiannual
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Semiannual — Sem i*an nu*al, a. Half yearly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
semiannual — also semi annual, 1794, from SEMI (Cf. semi ) + ANNUAL (Cf. annual). Related: Semiannually … Etymology dictionary
semiannual — *biannual, biennial … New Dictionary of Synonyms
semiannual — [sem΄ēan′yo͞o əl] adj. 1. done, happening, appearing, etc. every half year or twice a year 2. lasting only half a year, as some plants semiannually adv … English World dictionary
Semiannual — A semiannual event happens twice a year, typically every six months. Semiannual is an adjective that can describe something that occurs, or is payable, reported or published twice each year, as in a semiannual periodical. For example, most bonds… … Investment dictionary
semiannual — semiannually, adv. /sem ee an yooh euhl, sem uy /, adj. 1. occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly. 2. lasting for half a year: a semiannual plant. [1785 95; SEMI + ANNUAL] Usage. See bi 1. * * * … Universalium
semiannual biannual biyearly — Cyclic Cyc lic (s?k l?k or s? kl?k), Cyclical Cyc lic*al (s?k l? kal), a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko s, fr. ky klos See {Cycle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Semiannual — … Wikipedia
semiannual — adjective Occurring twice a year; half yearly; biannual … Wiktionary
Semiannual — Периодическое издание, выходящее раз в полгода || полугодовой … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
