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Definition of Bimonthly

1. Noun. A periodical that is published twice a month or every two months (either 24 or 6 issues per year).

2. Adjective. Occurring twice a month. "A semimonthly publication"

3. Adverb. Twice a month. "Salaries are paid semimonthly"

4. Adjective. Occurring every two months. "Bimonthly visits"

5. Adverb. Every two months. "The bill was payable bimonthly"

Definition of Bimonthly

1. a. Occurring, done, or coming, once in two months; as, bimonthly visits; bimonthly publications.

2. adv. Once in two months.

Definition of Bimonthly

1. Adjective. Occurring once every two months; bimestrial ¹

2. Adjective. Twice every month; semimonthly. ¹

3. Adverb. once every two months; bimestrially ¹

4. Adverb. Twice every month; semimonthly. ¹

5. Noun. Something (especially something published) that occurs or is done on a bimonthly basis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bimonthly

1. [n -LIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bimonthly

bimmer bimmies bimmy bimodal bimodalities bimodality bimodally bimodule bimodules bimolecular

bimolecular step bimolecularly bimonopole bimonopoles bimonthlies bimonthly (current term) bimoraic bimorph bimorphemic bimorphs

bimotored bimuscular bin bin Laden bin liner bin liners bin man bin men binagoongan binal

Literary usage of Bimonthly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation by James William Tutt, Malcolm Burr (1890)
"... periodical which has taken the place of the bimonthly Deutsche Entomologist-he National Bibliothek as the organ of the German Entomological Museum, ..."

2. A List of Books on the History of Science by John Crerar Library, Aksel Gustav Salomon Josephson (1917)
"Grottaferrata, 1913-. Continued from vol. I, 1910. illus. 25«". bimonthly; 1910-1911 quarterly. Vol. I includes the years 1910-1912. ..."

3. How to Get It: A Guide to Defense-Related Information Sources (1993)
"SOLAR BUILDINGS TECHNOLOGY - bimonthly - all aspects of solar energy use in ... SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY - bimonthly - research and development ..."

4. First Annual Report of the Secretary, 1903 by Dept. of Commerce and Labor, United States (1903)
"bimonthly BULLETINS. The bulletins of the Bureau issued during the year contained, in addition to special articles, decisions of courts affecting labor and ..."

5. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1977 bi- Dictionary editors receive a lot of letters about time words formed with the prefix bi-, especially bimonthly and biweekly. ..."

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