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bimonthly
[bahy-muhnth-lee]
noun
plural
bimonthliesa bimonthly publication.
adverb
every two months.
Next year we plan six field trips to take place bimonthly.
twice a month; semimonthly.
bimonthly
/ ɪˈʌθɪ /
adjective
every two months
(often avoided because of confusion with sense 1) twice a month; semimonthly See bi- 1
noun
a periodical published every two months
Confusables Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of bimonthly1
Example Sentences
And on June 22, Allen will host Dancing in the Light: Healing with the Arts, a bimonthly event that features free dance lessons for those impacted by the wildfires.
On residents’ bimonthly bills from the Department of Water and Power, the increases will show up under the line item “Solid Resource Fee.”
The increases would show up on the bills issued on a bimonthly basis by the Department of Water and Power, under the line item “solid resource fee.”
The program provides approximately 40 pounds of medically tailored groceries on a bimonthly basis to food-insecure patients suffering from chronic conditions.
She does not call it a magazine, but a journal, even a bimonthly book.
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When To Use
Bimonthly is commonly used to mean one of two things: once every two months or twice per month.It can be used this way as an adjective, as in a bimonthly meeting, or an adverb, as in We plan to meet bimonthly. Yes, you can sometimes figure out what bimonthly means from the context of the sentence. But not always. The term bimonthly meeting might mean that it happens twice a month or every two months—both senses of the word are commonly used. Here’s the best (and maybe only) way to be perfectly clear: just say “twice a month” or “once every two months.”Bimonthly can also be used as a noun referring to a publication that’s published twice per month or once every two month (as opposed to a daily or weekly, for example).Examples:
- New episodes of my bimonthly podcast come out on the first and 15th of every month.
- Let’s plan to meet bimonthly so we can fit in six meetings this year.
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