semiweekly
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Occurring twice a week: Describes an event, publication, or activity that happens two times in a single week.
- Adverb:
- Twice a week: Describes the frequency with which an action is performed, meaning two times every week.
- Noun:
- A periodical that is published twice each week: A publication, such as a magazine or newspaper, that is issued two times per week (typically resulting in 104 issues per year).
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The team holds semiweekly meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- She is responsible for writing the semiweekly progress report.
- Adverb:
- The committee convenes semiweekly.
- He volunteers at the shelter semiweekly.
- Noun:
- I subscribe to the local semiweekly for community news.
- The semiweekly is delivered every Wednesday and Saturday.
Advanced Usage
- The term can sometimes cause confusion because the prefix "semi-" often means "half" or "partially." However, in this specific context, "semiweekly" unambiguously means "twice per week." For clarity, some style guides recommend using "biweekly" for "twice a week" and "fortnightly" for "every two weeks," but note that "biweekly" itself is also ambiguous as it can mean both "twice a week" and "every two weeks."
Variants and Related Words
- Biweekly: An adjective, adverb, or noun that can mean either "occurring twice a week" or "occurring every two weeks." Its meaning is often determined by context.
- Fortnightly (chiefly British): An adjective or adverb meaning "occurring or appearing once every two weeks."
Synonyms
- Adjective/Adverb: Twice-weekly, biweekly (in one of its meanings).
- Noun: Twice-weekly publication.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
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Related Idioms
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Adjective
- occurring twice a week
Adverb
- twice a week
- he called home semiweekly
Noun
- a periodical that is published twice each week (or 104 issues per year)