semimonthly
- adjective
- /ˌsɛmɪˈmʌnθli/
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quincenal
- I receive a semimonthly statement outlining my account transactions and balances.
Examples
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By contrast, a recent issue of the semimonthly Physical Review B15 contains over 50 papers on semiconductors, taking up more than 500 pages of text.
Academic text (1993) -
The following sites on Burke Creek were tested for E. coli semimonthly for 14 months to provide water quality comparisons (Figure 2):
Academic text (2008) -
In the 1830s, several college faculty and Natchez writers formed the Jefferson College and Washington Lyceum, which in 1837 launched the Southwestern Journal, a semimonthly "magazine of science, literature, and miscellany."
Academic text (2017) -
The company distributes a semimonthly newsletter to keep employees updated on important news.
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Every month, the organization holds a semimonthly meeting to discuss ongoing projects.
Synonyms
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3.5
Happening twice a month, about every two weeks
How Often
Surface Forms
Morphology
semimonthly = monthly (transparent) = semi + month + ly
The meaning is directly compositional: 'semi' indicates half or twice in the period, and 'monthly' supplies the monthly time unit.
Etymology
Semimonthly comes from semi- meaning 'half' and monthly meaning 'month'. So something described as semimonthly happens 'every half-month', that is, twice a month.