"biyearly" meaning in English

See biyearly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From bi- + yearly. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|yearly}} bi- + yearly Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} biyearly (not comparable)
  1. Occurring every two years; biennial. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-biyearly-en-adj-Vgy16ixB Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 39 29 32 0
  2. Occurring twice per year; biannual. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-biyearly-en-adj-iDCRYL0w Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 39 29 32 0

Adverb

Etymology: From bi- + yearly. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|yearly}} bi- + yearly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} biyearly (not comparable)
  1. Every two years; biennially Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-biyearly-en-adv-ddo5TKmZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with bi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 6 85 0 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 14 9 77 0 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 39 29 32 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 7 86 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 5 89 0
  2. Twice per year; biannually Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-biyearly-en-adv-tI0i40Au
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