semimonthly

[sem-ee-muhnth-lee, sem-ahy-]

sem·i·month·ly

[sem-ee-muhnth-lee, sem-ahy-] adjective, noun, plural sem·i·month·lies, adverb
adjective
1.
made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
noun
2.
something occurring every half month or twice a month.
3.
a semimonthly publication.

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Semimonthly is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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.
adverb
4.
twice a month: We went semimonthly to see her.

Origin:
1855–60; semi- + monthly

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


See bi-1.

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semimonthly

adjective
1. occurring twice a month; "a semimonthly publication" 

adverb
1. twice a month; "salaries are paid semimonthly" 

noun
1. a periodical that is published twice each month (or 24 issues per year) 
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