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half-yearly

adverb

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Wiktionary

adj

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

  1. 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.

adv

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

  1. Twice in a year; semiannually.