biweekly
/baɪˈwiːkli/
biweekly adjective: occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
Adjective
biweekly (not comparable)
- Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
- Synonyms:
- fortnightly, twi-weekly
- Occurring twice a week.
- Synonyms:
- twice-weekly, semiweekly
Adverb
biweekly (not comparable)
- Every two weeks.
- Synonyms:
- fortnightly
- Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).
- Synonyms:
- twice weekly, semi-weekly
Noun
biweekly (plural biweeklies)
- Something that is published or released once every two weeks.
- The local paper is a biweekly.
biweekly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Thai
biweekly in Hindi
- occurring every two weeks
- पाक्षिक pākṣik
biweekly in Tamil
- இரு த்திற்கொரு முறை, இருகிழமைக்கொரு முறை, இருவாரததிற்கொரு முறை
biweekly in Kannada
- ವಾರಕ್ಕೆರಡು ಬಾರಿ, ಎರಡು ವಾರಕ್ಕೊಂದು ಬಾರಿ, ದ್ವೈವಾರಿಕೆ
biweekly in Thai
- occurring every two weeks
- ทุกสองอาทิตย์ túk-sɔ̌ɔng-aa-tít, ทุกสองสัปดาห์ túk-sɔ̌ɔng-sàp-daa
- occurring twice a week
- อาทิตย์ละสองครั้ง aa-tít-lá-sɔ̌ɔng-kráng, สัปดาห์ละสองครั้ง sàp-daa-lá-sɔ̌ɔng-kráng
- something published or released once every two weeks
- รายปักษ์ raai-bpàk
Synonyms of biweekly
- fortnightly
- twi-weekly
- twice-weekly
- semiweekly
- twice weekly
- semi-weekly
Forms of biweekly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bi-weekly |
| Noun | |
| plural | biweeklies |
Origin of biweekly
From bi- + week + -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- + weekly.
Words that rhyme with biweekly
Questions about biweekly
- What does biweekly mean?
- Biweekly means occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
- What is biweekly in Hindi?
- Biweekly in Hindi is पाक्षिक (pākṣik). See Biweekly meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is biweekly?
- Biweekly can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce biweekly?
- Biweekly is pronounced /baɪˈwiːkli/.
Words near biweekly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: biweekly (page history and authors); biweekly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); biweekly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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