What does biyearly mean?

biyearly means "occurring every second year". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in biyearly?

biyearly has 3 syllables: biy-ear-ly. The stress falls on "biy".

What is another word for biyearly?

Close synonyms include biennial, semiannual, biannual, half-yearly, biennially. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is biyearly a common word?

biyearly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

biyearly — meaning, pronunciation and 4 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
occurring every second year
“they met at biennial conventions”
Synonymsbiennial
Similarperiodic
2.
occurring or payable twice each year
Synonymssemiannual biannual half-yearly
Similarperiodic

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
every two years
“this festival takes places biennially”
Synonymsbiennially
2.
twice a year
Synonymssemiannually

Questions about biyearly

What does biyearly mean?: biyearly means "occurring every second year". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in biyearly?: biyearly has 3 syllables: biy-ear-ly. The stress falls on "biy".
What is another word for biyearly?: Close synonyms include biennial, semiannual, biannual, half-yearly, biennially. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is biyearly a common word?: biyearly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for biyearly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
occurring every second year
“they met at biennial conventions”
Synonymsbiennial
Similarperiodic
2.
occurring or payable twice each year
Synonymssemiannual biannual half-yearly
Similarperiodic

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
every two years
“this festival takes places biennially”
Synonymsbiennially
2.
twice a year
Synonymssemiannually

Questions about biyearly

What does biyearly mean?: biyearly means "occurring every second year". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in biyearly?: biyearly has 3 syllables: biy-ear-ly. The stress falls on "biy".
What is another word for biyearly?: Close synonyms include biennial, semiannual, biannual, half-yearly, biennially. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is biyearly a common word?: biyearly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for biyearly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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