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biyearly en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English yearly English biyearly From bi- + yearly.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Occurring every two years; biennial.
  2. (not-comparable) Occurring twice per year; biannual.
    • At the end of the month when Ayah conducts her biyearly search for nits on our heads, she discovers we have each sprung one white hair! 1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 185:

biyearly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English yearly English biyearly From bi- + yearly.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Every two years; biennially
  2. (not-comparable) Twice per year; biannually