BIMONTHLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bimonthly mean? 

• BIMONTHLY (noun)
  The noun BIMONTHLY has 1 sense:

1. a periodical that is published twice a month or every two months (either 24 or 6 issues per year)

  Familiarity information: BIMONTHLY used as a noun is very rare.

• BIMONTHLY (adjective)
  The adjective BIMONTHLY has 2 senses:

1. occurring twice a month

2. occurring every two months

  Familiarity information: BIMONTHLY used as an adjective is rare.

• BIMONTHLY (adverb)
  The adverb BIMONTHLY has 2 senses:

1. twice a month

2. every two months

  Familiarity information: BIMONTHLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIMONTHLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A periodical that is published twice a month or every two months (either 24 or 6 issues per year)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("bimonthly" is a kind of...):

serial; serial publication; series (a periodical that appears at scheduled times)

• BIMONTHLY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Occurring twice a month

Synonyms:

bimonthly; semimonthly

Context example:

a semimonthly publication

Similar:

periodic; periodical (happening or recurring at regular intervals)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Occurring every two months

Synonyms:

bimestrial; bimonthly

Context example:

bimonthly visits

Similar:

periodic; periodical (happening or recurring at regular intervals)

• BIMONTHLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Twice a month

Synonyms:

bimonthly; semimonthly

Context example:

salaries are paid semimonthly

Pertainym:

bimonthly (occurring twice a month)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Every two months

Context example:

the bill was payable bimonthly

Pertainym:

bimonthly (occurring every two months)