semimonthly
- noun
- /ˌsɛmɪˈmʌnθli/
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publicación quincenal
- The company newsletter is a semimonthly sent out on the first and fifteenth of every month.
Examples
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She writes an article for a semimonthly that focuses on financial topics for young adults.
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The library subscribes to several semimonthlies covering science and technology.
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The magazine is published semimonthly.
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I receive a semimonthly newsletter from the company.
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She writes an article for a semimonthly publication that focuses on financial topics for young adults.
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The company sends out a semimonthly newsletter on the first and fifteenth of every month.
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The library subscribes to several semimonthly magazines covering science and technology.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
semimonthly = semimonthly (transparent) = semi + month + ly
The noun is a straightforward conversion of the adjective 'semimonthly', whose meaning is fully compositional.
Etymology
Semimonthly as a noun names a publication by its timing: semi- means 'half' and monthly means 'month'. So a semimonthly is issued 'every half-month', or twice a month (about 24 issues a year).