half-yearly
See also: halfyearly
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From half-year + -ly; or half- + yearly.
Adjective edit
half-yearly (not comparable)
- Of which there are two in a year; semiannual; biyearly.
- 1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, pages 54–55:
- 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 admitted that the statements made in the article were perfectly true.
Translations edit
semiannual — see semiannual
Adverb edit
half-yearly (not comparable)
- Twice in a year; semiannually.
Translations edit
twice a year
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