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biannually

biannually

1 3.7
Twice a year, every six months
  • adverb
  • /baɪˈæn.ju.ə.li/
translation icon : semestral
  • The federal government published lists of federal employees biannually from 1816 to 1940 as The Official Register.

Examples

  • Additionally, regular (annually or biannually) medical exams for workers are suggested to determine if any predisposing conditions have developed.

    Academic text (1996)

  • A rural newsletter is published biannually, and the project has recently expanded to include treatment for onchocerciasis (river blindness).

    Academic text (1993)

  • We analyzed data collected in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 because key variables of interest for this study were asked biannually.

    Academic text (2012)

  • In fact, mammograms are covered biannually beginning at fifty years, and annually at seventy years.

    Blog text (5)

  • Ongoing training and quality assessments were conducted biannually throughout the data collection period (see Supporting Material: Appendix A).

    Academic text (2016)

  • The CHKS is administered in all California schools biannually to all students in 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th grades.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The curriculum is more learner-centered, and conferences that give a limited number of teachers an opportunity to get together to discuss their concerns as foreign language educators are being held biannually.

    Academic text (2002)

  • So, see your dentist and get X-rays and exams biannually (or at a minimum annually) and brush and floss daily.

    Blog text (10)

  • Biannually, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts nationwide surveys, studying trends in suicidal behaviors of ninth through 12th-grade students in public high schools.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The company holds its employee evaluations biannually, allowing for regular feedback.

Synonyms

semiannually
vsbiannually
1 4.6

Happens twice a year

is the same in meaning but differs only in wording or form
half-yearly
vsbiannually
  • UK
1 2.7

Happening twice a year, every six months

is the same in meaning but differs only in wording or form
biyearly
vsbiannually
3.9

Happening twice a year

is the same in meaning but differs only in wording or form

How Often

daily
∞ 1.0
weekly
25 1.0
monthly
246 1.0
biannually
1 3.7
annually
125 2.2
occasionally
438 2.0

Surface Forms

biannually positive

Morphology

biannually = biannual (transparent) = bi + annual + ly

The transformation from 'biannual' to 'biannually' is a standard adverbial formation.

Etymology

The word biannually comes from the prefix bi- meaning 'two', as in bicycle, and annual meaning 'year'. So, biannually means 'two times a year', or about 'every six months'.