"half-yearly" meaning in All languages combined

See half-yearly on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From half-year + -ly; or half- + yearly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|half-year|ly}} half-year + -ly, {{prefix|en|half|yearly}} half- + yearly Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} half-yearly (not comparable)
  1. Of which there are two in a year; semiannual; biyearly. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-half-yearly-en-adj-MoNE8OXH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: halfyearly

Adverb [English]

Etymology: From half-year + -ly; or half- + yearly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|half-year|ly}} half-year + -ly, {{prefix|en|half|yearly}} half- + yearly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} half-yearly (not comparable)
  1. Twice in a year; semiannually. Tags: not-comparable Translations (twice a year): 每半年 (měi bànnián) (Chinese Mandarin), 每半年一次 (měi bànnián yīcì) (Chinese Mandarin), halfjaarlijks (Dutch), puolivuosittain (Finnish), halbjährlich (German), félévente (Hungarian), ка́ждые полго́да (káždyje polgóda) (Russian), раз в полго́да (raz v polgóda) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-half-yearly-en-adv-w8RjSqRw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with half-, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with half-: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 4 96 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: halfyearly

Alternative forms

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