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biweekly

noun

  1. English word that can mean twice a week or every two weeks (fortnightly)
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adjective

  1. occurring every two weeks
  2. occurring twice a week
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /baɪˈwiːkli/

adj

Etymology: From bi- + week + -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- + weekly.

  1. Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
  2. Occurring twice a week.

adv

Etymology: From bi- + week + -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- + weekly.

  1. Every two weeks.
  2. Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).

noun

Etymology: From bi- + week + -ly. The sense referring to twice a week can be analyzed as bi- + weekly.

  1. Something that is published or released once every two weeks.

    The local paper is a biweekly.