"semiannual" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-semiannual.ogg [US]
Etymology: semi- + annual Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|annual}} semi- + annual Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semiannual (not comparable)
  1. Biannual: occurring twice a year Tags: not-comparable Translations (half-yearly): полугодишен (polugodišen) (Bulgarian), halfjaarlijks (Dutch), halfjaarlijkse (Dutch), duonjara (Esperanto), puolivuosittainen (Finnish), kahdesti vuodessa tapahtuva (Finnish), semi-annuel (French), halbjährlich (German), félévenkénti (Hungarian), leathbhliantúil (Irish), 半年ごとの (hantoshi-goto no) (Japanese), halv årlig (Norwegian), полугодово́й (polugodovój) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-semiannual-en-adj-iM9u~zyk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: biannual

Noun

Audio: en-us-semiannual.ogg [US] Forms: semiannuals [plural]
Etymology: semi- + annual Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|annual}} semi- + annual Head templates: {{en-noun}} semiannual (plural semiannuals)
  1. Something occurring twice each year. Related terms (every 2 years): biennial
    Sense id: en-semiannual-en-noun-lB1HQY2v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: biannual

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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