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half-yearly

half-yearly adjective: of which there are two in a year; once every six months semiannual; biyearly.

Adjective

half-yearly (not comparable)

  1. Of which there are two in a year; once every six months semiannual; biyearly.
    • However, a Carlisle newspaper got hold of the story, and at the half-yearly meeting of the Caledonian Railway Company, held on March 17, 1863, a shareholder, Mr. Meiklem, questioned the Chairman, Lt.-Col. Salkeld, regarding a "Chase of Engines," described in the newspaper article. The Chairman...1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, pages 54–55

Adverb

half-yearly (not comparable)

  1. Twice in a year; semiannually.

Forms of half-yearly

alternative formhalfyearly

Origin of half-yearly

From half-year + -ly; or half- + yearly.

Questions about half-yearly

What does half-yearly mean?
Half-yearly means of which there are two in a year; once every six months semiannual; biyearly.
What part of speech is half-yearly?
Half-yearly can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near half-yearly in the dictionary

  1. half-wizard
  2. half-wizards
  3. half-world
  4. half-worlds
  5. half-year
  6. half-yearly
  7. half-years
  8. half-zip
  9. halfa
  10. halfa grass
  11. halfa grasses

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