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biyearly

biyearly adjective: occurring every two years; biennial.

Adjective

biyearly (not comparable)

  1. Occurring every two years; biennial.
  2. Occurring twice per year; biannual.
    • At the end of the month when Ayah conducts her biyearly search for nits on our heads, she discovers we have each sprung one white hair!1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 185

Adverb

biyearly (not comparable)

  1. Every two years; biennially
  2. Twice per year; biannually

Origin of biyearly

From bi- + yearly.

Questions about biyearly

What does biyearly mean?
Biyearly means occurring every two years; biennial.
What part of speech is biyearly?
Biyearly can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near biyearly in the dictionary

  1. Biyaadhoo
  2. Biyan
  3. Biyang
  4. biyatch
  5. biyatches
  6. biyearly
  7. biyotch
  8. biyotches
  9. Biysk
  10. biz
  11. biz-atch

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