Definition of Biyearly

1. Adjective. Occurring every second year. "They met at biennial conventions"

Exact synonyms: Biennial
Similar to: Periodic, Periodical

2. Adverb. Every two years. "This festival takes places biennially"
Exact synonyms: Biennially
Partainyms: Biennial

3. Adjective. Occurring or payable twice each year.
Exact synonyms: Biannual, Half-yearly, Semiannual
Similar to: Periodic, Periodical

4. Adverb. Twice a year.
Exact synonyms: Semiannually
Partainyms: Semiannual

Definition of Biyearly

1. Adjective. Occurring every two years; biennial ¹

2. Adjective. Occurring twice per year; biannual ¹

3. Adverb. Every two years; biennially ¹

4. Adverb. Twice per year; biannually ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Biyearly

1. occurring every two years [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Biyearly

biweeklies
biweekly
biwreye
biwreyed
biwreyes
biwreying
bix
bixbite
bixbyite
bixie
bixies
bixin
bixins
biyatch
biyatches
biyearly (current term)
biyotch
biyotches
biz
bizarre
bizarrely
bizarreness
bizarrenesses
bizarrer
bizarrerie
bizarreries
bizarres
bizarrest
bizarro
bizarros

Literary usage of Biyearly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Records Relating to American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action from the edited by Charles E. Schamel (1997)
"are organized alphabetically by name of the POW or detainee, and contain reports of last sighting, affidavits from witnesses, yearly and biyearly status ..."

2. Sewerage: The Designing, Construction and Maintenance of Sewerage Systems by Amory Prescott Folwell (1884)
"Yearly and biyearly averages given in this and subsequent tables are obtained by averaging the daily results and are therefore not averages ..."

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