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half-yearly en · ADJ

Etymology

From half-year + -ly; or half- + yearly.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of which there are two in a year; once every six months semiannual; biyearly.
   • 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. 1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, pages 54–55:

Forms

half-yearly en · ADV

Etymology

From half-year + -ly; or half- + yearly.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Twice in a year; semiannually.

Forms

Translations (8)

nl halfjaarlijks (twice a year) · hu félévente (twice a year) · cmn 每半年 (twice a year) · ru ка́ждые полго́да (twice a year) · ru раз в полго́да (twice a year) · cmn 每半年一次 (twice a year) · de halbjährlich (twice a year) · fi puolivuosittain (twice a year)