| 单词 | periodical |
| 释义 | periodical (once / 616 pages) adjn If your weekend ritual includes reading the Sunday paper from front to back and then comparing stories in the latest celebrity gossip magazines, you appreciate periodicals, publications that come out on a regular basis. The word periodical is related to period, as in a certain length of time. Periodicals are published with regular lengths of time between issues and are described by that length of time, whether it's daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual. They may be meant for a general audience like the ones you find on the magazine stand in the airport, or they may be more specialized for readers with specific interests, such as The Journal of the Society for Penguin Appreciation or Window Washer Gazette. WORD FAMILYperiodical: periodically, periodicals+/period: periodical, periods USAGE EXAMPLESThe following year a Boston periodical, the Myrtle, also claimed that Luther “composed the . . . hymn for his children.” Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) This was a book that I had loved all my life, and every year I used to read it, like a periodical medication. The Guardian(Nov 26, 2016) She soon took over Godey’s Lady’s Book, which she grew into America’s most popular periodical. The Guardian(Nov 24, 2016) 1adj happening or recurring at regular intervals Syn|Ant periodic cyclic marked by repeated cycles oscillating, oscillatoryhaving periodic vibrations diurnalhaving a daily cycle or occurring every day daily, day-after-day, day-by-day, day-to-dayof or belonging to or occurring every day nightlyhappening every night hebdomadal, hebdomadary, weeklyof or occurring every seven days biweekly, semiweeklyoccurring twice a week hourlyoccurring every hour or payable by the hour half-hourlyoccurring ever half hour biweekly, fortnightlyoccurring every two weeks annual, yearlyoccurring or payable every year biannual, biyearly, half-yearly, semiannualoccurring or payable twice each year biennial, biyearlyoccurring every second year triennialoccurring every third year or lasting 3 years monthlyof or occurring or payable every month bimestrial, bimonthlyoccurring every two months bimonthly, semimonthlyoccurring twice a month semestral, semestrialoccurring every six months or during every period of six months midweeklyoccurring during the middle of the week aperiodic, nonperiodic not recurring at regular intervals noncyclicnot having repeated cycles nonoscillatorynot having periodic vibrations 2n a publication that appears at fixed intervals Hypo|Hyper digest a periodical that summarizes the news pictoriala periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures serial, serial publication, seriesa periodical that appears at scheduled times organa periodical that is published by a special interest group issue, numberone of a series published periodically journala periodical dedicated to a particular subject reviewa periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art semiweeklya periodical that is published twice each week (or 104 issues per year) weeklya periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year) semimonthlya periodical that is published twice each month (or 24 issues per year) monthlya periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year) quarterlya periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year) bimonthlya periodical that is published twice a month or every two months (either 24 or 6 issues per year) biweeklya periodical that is published twice a week or every two weeks (either 104 or 26 issues per year) house organa periodical published by a business firm for its employees and customers editionan issue of a newspaper annalsreports of the work of a society or learned body etc literary reviewa review devoted to literary criticism publication a copy of a printed work offered for distribution |
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