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hebdomadal

[ heb-dom-uh-dl ]

adjective

  1. taking place, coming together, or published once every seven days; weekly:

    hebdomadal meetings;

    hebdomadal groups;

    hebdomadal journals.



noun

  1. a weekly magazine, newspaper, etc. Compare diurnal ( def 7 ).

hebdomadal

/ hɛbˈdɒmədəl; -drɪ; hɛbˈdɒmədərɪ /

adjective

  1. See weekly
    a rare word for weekly


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Derived Forms

  • hebˈdomadally, adverb

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Other Words From

  • heb·doma·dal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hebdomadal1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin hebdomadālis, “weekly”; hebdomad, -al 1

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Example Sentences

Frank was congratulated by his friends on the excellence of his hebdomadal.

Messrs. Grey and Green and found in one corner of the tent enjoying himself thoroughly in a disquisition on the hebdomadal board.

Hang the Hebdomadal Council,” he wrote; or, of a certain meeting of another body, “I was opposed by two fools and a knave.

A careful examination of human beings during this hebdomadal period of carnival leads us to question the doctrine.

These hebdomadal balls have not yet been introduced at Colney Hatch.

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