biweekly

See also: bi-weekly

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

bi- +‎ week +‎ -ly

PronunciationEdit

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• enPR: bī.wēk'lē, IPA^(key): /baɪˈwiːkli/
• Rhymes: -iːk.li

AdjectiveEdit

biweekly (not comparable)

1. Occurring once every two weeks.
2. (chiefly Britain) Occurring twice a week (but see the Usage notes).

Usage notesEdit

Like bimonthly and biennially, but unlike biannually, in the adjective and adverb senses, the prefix bi- applies to the week rather than to the events that occur, therefore giving the sense of “every two weeks”. Since the term is also used in the UK to mean “twice a week”, it is ambiguous there. In British English, for the sake of clarity, it is advisable to use one of the synonyms instead. Furthermore, in some English speaking regions, the term fortnightly is also commonly used to describe an event happening once every two weeks.

SynonymsEdit

• (occurring once every two weeks): fortnightly
• (occurring twice a week): twice-weekly, semiweekly

TranslationsEdit

occurring every two weeks

• Danish: hver anden uge
• French: bimensuel (fr)
• German: alle zwei Wochen, vierzehntägig

• Portuguese: quinzenal (pt)
• Spanish: quincenal (es)

occurring twice a week

• French: bihebdomadaire (fr)
• German: zweimal pro Woche

• Italian: bisettimanale
• Spanish: biseminal, bisemanal

AdverbEdit

biweekly (not comparable)

1. Every two weeks.
2. (chiefly Britain) Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).

SynonymsEdit

• (every two weeks): fortnightly
• (twice a week): twice weekly, semi-weekly

TranslationsEdit

every two weeks

• French: toutes les deux semaines, tous les quinze jours
• Galician: cada dúas semanas, quincenal (this last one actually means every 15 days, but it could be used depending of the situation)
• German: alle zwei Wochen, zweiwöchentlich
• Italian: ogni due settimane

• Portuguese: uma vez a cada duas semanas
• Russian: раз в две недели (raz v dve nedeli), каждые две недели (každyje dve nedeli)
• Spanish: cada dos semanas, quincenal (this last one actually means every 15 days, but it could be used depending of the situation)

twice a week

• French: bihebdomadairement (fr), deux fois par semaine
• Galician: dúas veces por semana
• German: zweimal pro Woche
• Italian: due volte alla settimana

• Portuguese: duas vezes por semana
• Russian: два раза в неделю (dva raza v nedelju), два́жды в неделю (dváždy v nedelju)
• Spanish: dos veces por semana

See alsoEdit

• semiweekly
• fortnightly (UK)

NounEdit

biweekly (plural biweeklies)

1. Something that is published or released once every two weeks.

   The local paper is a biweekly.

TranslationsEdit

something published or released once every two weeks

• French: bimensuel (fr) m, quinzomadaire (fr) m

Usage notesEdit

Unlike with bimonthly and biannually, in the adjective and adverb senses, the prefix bi- applies to the week rather than to the events that occur, therefore giving the sense of “every two weeks”. Since the term is also used in the UK to mean “twice a week”, it is ambiguous there. For the sake of clarity, it is advisable to use one of the synonyms instead.