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periodical

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pe·ri·od·i·cal

[peer-ee-od-i-kuhl]
noun
1.
a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
adjective
2.
published at regularly recurring intervals.
3.
of or pertaining to such publications.

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Periodical has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

Origin:
1595–1605; periodic1 + -al1

pe·ri·od·i·cal·ism, noun
pe·ri·od·i·cal·ist, noun
pe·ri·od·i·cal·ness, noun
non·pe·ri·od·i·cal, adjective, noun
non·pe·ri·od·i·cal·ly, adverb
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un·pe·ri·od·i·cal, adjective
un·pe·ri·od·i·cal·ly, adverb
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periodic, periodical.
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  • Jackson a soap box conforms with the mission of the periodical.
  • That's one of the reason's it's my favorite periodical.
  • Reactions to these and other elements in our periodical table of contents fill this column.
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periodical (ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪkəl)
 
n
1.  a publication issued at regular intervals, usually monthly or weekly
 
adj
2.  of or relating to such publications
3.  published at regular intervals
4.  periodic or occasional

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