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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessemestrale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /se.meˈstra.le/
"C'è un controllo semestrale della caldaia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Happening or produced twice a year; semiannual.
"The company holds a twice-yearly review of employee performance."
- 1
Occurring two times in every year.
"The magazine is published twice-yearly in spring and autumn."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English combinations of 'twies' (meaning twice) and 'ȝer' (meaning year, from Old English 'ġēar') combined with the adjectival/adverbial suffix '-ly'. The compound formation became fully established in early Modern English to precisely denote recurring events occurring two times per year.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Twice-yearly"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Twice-yearly" is said worldwide
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semestriel
Transliteration: /sə.mɛs.tʁijɛl/
"L'entreprise organise une réunion semestrielle."
halbjährlich
Transliteration: /ˈhalpˌjɛːɐ̯lɪç/
"Die Konferenz findet halbjährlich statt."
semestrale
Transliteration: /se.meˈstra.le/
"C'è un controllo semestrale della caldaia."
semestral
Transliteration: /se.mesˈtɾal/
"El informe financiero es semestral."
semestral
Transliteration: /se.mɨsˈtɾal/
"O pagamento é semestral."
अर्धवार्षिक
Transliteration: ardhavarshik
"यह परीक्षा अर्धवार्षिक होती है।"
半年一次的
Transliteration: bàn nián yí cì de
"这是一个半年一次的会议。"
반년마다의
Transliteration: bannyeonmadaui
"이 점검은 반년마다의 행사입니다."
年2回の
Transliteration: nen nikai no
"これは年2回の定期健診です。"
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