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hebdomadal

hebdomadal

9.9
Happening every week
  • adjective
  • /ˌhɛb.dəˈmɑː.dəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : semanal
  • The committee holds hebdomadal meetings to discuss ongoing projects.

Examples

  • The college magazine is published on a hebdomadal basis.

  • Her hebdomadal letter to her parents always arrived on Tuesday mornings.

  • The hebdomadal meeting is scheduled for every Monday.

  • We have a hebdomadal report to submit to the board.

  • The committee holds hebdomadal meetings every Thursday to review their progress.

  • Our team sends out a hebdomadal newsletter to keep everyone informed.

  • She attends a hebdomadal yoga class to maintain her fitness routine.

Synonyms

weekly
vshebdomadal
323 1.0

Happening once every week

is the less common more formal term used rarely
hebdomadary
vshebdomadal
  • Archaic
9.9

Happening every seven days

is the common everyday term for the same seven day idea

Surface Forms

hebdomadal positive

Morphology

hebdomadal = hebdomad (semi-transparent) = hebdomad + al

The word is regularly formed from the learned base 'hebdomad' plus '-al', but the base is uncommon and therefore not immediately obvious to most learners.

Etymology

The word hebdomadal comes from the old Greek word hebdomas, meaning 'the seventh' or 'week'. So something hebdomadal happens every 'seven' days — in other words, it is 'weekly'.