biweekly

Pluralbiweeklies

1. 1
   every-other-weekadjective

   Happening once every two weeks, not every week.

   My piano lesson is biweekly, so I go every other Saturday.

   The town picks up recycling on a biweekly schedule, every other Thursday.

   UsageIt can also mean twice a week. Say every two weeks to be clear.

   Similarfortnightly

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2. 2
   adverb

   Once every two weeks, not every week.

   The chess club meets biweekly, every other Friday night.

   Grandma visits biweekly, so we see her every second Sunday.

   UsageSay every two weeks if you need to be clear.

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3. 3
   twice a weekadjective

   Happening two times in every week.

   The biweekly market is open on Tuesdays and Fridays.

   Her soccer practice is biweekly, on Mondays and Wednesdays.

   UsageSay twice a week to be clear.

   Similarsemiweekly

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   Something, like a newspaper, that comes out once every two weeks.

   Our town paper is a biweekly, so new copies show up every other Thursday.

   She writes a column about local farms for a small biweekly that comes out every second Monday.

   Similarfortnightly

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