🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

halbjährlich

Pronunciation / Transliteration: halbjaehrlich

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
biannual/baɪˈænjuəl/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #22450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das halbjährliche Treffen findet im Juni statt."

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Occurring twice a year; semiyearly.

    "The company holds biannual performance reviews in spring and autumn."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in English from bi- (two) + annual (yearly), modeled on Latin terms, indicating an event occurring twice a year.

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