单词 | half-yearly |
释义 | half-ˈyearlyadj.adv. A. adj. Happening every half-year or six months. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > a month or calendar month > [adjective] > lasting or occurring every specific number of months trimestre1623 half-yearly1660 trimestrial1693 two-monthly1811 trimestral1824 decimestrial1842 bimestrial1846 trimonthly1856 bi-monthly1879 trimensual1891 semestrial1894 1660 T. Willsford Scales Commerce & Trade 70 Half yearly or quarterly payments. 1898 N.E.D. at Half-yearly, Mod. He pays a half-yearly visit to London. B. adv. Each half-year; twice in a year. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [adverb] > every half or quarter of a year quarterly1418 half-yearlya1687 semi-annually1828 a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) 111 The Rents..are paid half yearly. 1884 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 25 717 At liberty to draw out half-yearly the moneys. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2015). < adj.adv.1660 |
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