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monthlies

monthlies is the plural of monthly.

Meaning of monthly

Noun

monthly (plural monthlies)

  1. A publication that is published once a month.
    • Of the 10 monthlies with the worst declines in January, four were Condé Nast magazines: Wired, Architectural Digest, Vogue and Lucky.2009 January 5, Stephanie Clifford, “Prominent Magazines Lose Weight, Shedding Nearly Half Their Ads”, in New York Times
  2. (euphemistic) The menstrual period.
    • Katherine assumed she was having her monthly. She could recall times when her own monthly was so intense that it showed on her face.2008, Monica Dixon, Through Closed Eyes, page 230

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Questions about monthlies

What is monthlies the plural of?
Monthlies is the plural of monthly.

Words near monthlies in the dictionary

  1. monthfuls
  2. Monthieu
  3. monthiversaries
  4. monthiversary
  5. monthless
  6. monthlies
  7. monthling
  8. monthlings
  9. monthlong
  10. monthly
  11. monthly bill

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