semiannually

1. 1.

   twice a year

   Synonymsbiyearly

Questions about semiannually

What does semiannually mean?

semiannually means "twice a year".

How many syllables are in semiannually?

semiannually has 6 syllables: sem-i-an-nu-al-ly. The stress falls on "an". In IPA it is /ˌsɛmiˈænuəli/.

What is another word for semiannually?

Close synonyms include biyearly. 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 semiannually a common word?

semiannually is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.