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termly

termly

1 4.3
Happening every school term
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɜrmli/
  • UK
: trimestral
  • The university holds termly meetings to discuss student performance and academic progress.

Examples

  • An important innovation pioneered by Omega Schools has been the introduction of the daily fee, which caters to the many parents that cannot afford to pay monthly or termly fees.

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  • Prieur said that this was clear when she baked Thai curry peanut butter cookies for Phi Tau's termly "Milque and Cookies" event.

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  • Students receive their report cards at the end of each termly assessment period.

  • Our class has a termly project that helps reinforce the lessons we learn throughout the semester.

How Often

daily
927 1.0
weekly
278 1.0
monthly
274 1.0
termly
  • UK
1 4.3
yearly
76 1.0

Surface Forms

termly positive

Morphology

termly = term (transparent) = term + ly

Clear adjectival formation from 'term' + the productive suffix '-ly' meaning 'relating to or occurring each term'.

Etymology

The word termly comes from the common word term, which comes from the Latin terminus meaning 'end' or 'fixed time'. So termly as an adjective describes something that happens each school 'term' or part of the year.