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bi·week·ly

[bahy-week-lee] adjective, noun, plural bi·week·lies, adverb
adjective
1.
occurring every two weeks.
2.
occurring twice a week; semiweekly.
noun
3.
a periodical issued every other week.
adverb
4.
every two weeks.
5.
twice a week.

Origin:
1880–85; bi-1 + weekly

1. bimonthly, biweekly, semimonthly (see usage note at bi-) ; 2. biweekly, semiweekly (see usage note at bi-).


See bi-1.
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biweekly (baɪˈwiːklɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj, —adv
1.  every two weeks
2.  See bi- (often avoided because of confusion with sense 1) twice a week; semiweekly
 
n , -lies
3.  a periodical published every two weeks

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biweekly
also bi-weekly, 1865, from bi- + weekly (see week). The sense "twice a week" is the first attested, but that of "every two weeks" is equally implied.
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