semiannual

See also: semi-annual

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi

Latin sēmi-bor.

English semi-

English annual

English semiannual

From semi- + annual.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

semiannual (not comparable)

1. Biannual: occurring twice a year

Synonyms

• twice-yearly

Translations

half-yearly

• Bulgarian: полугодишен (polugodišen)
• Dutch: halfjaarlijks (nl)
• Esperanto: duonjara
• Finnish: puolivuosittainen (fi), kahdesti vuodessa tapahtuva
• French: semi-annuel (fr)
• German: halbjährlich (de)
• Hindi: अर्धवार्षिक (ardhavārṣik)
• Hungarian: félévenkénti (hu)
• Irish: leathbhliantúil
• Japanese: 半年ごとの (hantoshi-goto no)
• Norwegian: halv årlig
• Russian: полугодово́й (ru) (polugodovój)
• Swedish: halvårsvis (sv), halvårlig

Noun

semiannual (plural semiannuals)

1. Something occurring twice each year.

Synonyms

• biannual

See also

• (every 2 years): biennial