semi-annual

sem·i·an·nu·al

[sem-ee-an-yoo-uhl, sem-ahy-]
adjective
1.
occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
2.
lasting for half a year: a semiannual plant.

Origin:
1785–95; semi- + annual

sem·i·an·nu·al·ly, adverb

biannual, biennial, semiannual (see usage note at bi-).


See bi-1.
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semiannual (ˌsɛmɪˈænjʊəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  occurring every half-year
2.  lasting for half a year
 
semi'annually
 
adv

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Semi-annual is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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