biyearly

English

Etymology

From bi- +‎ yearly.

Adjective

biyearly (not comparable)

  1. Occurring every two years; biennial.
  2. Occurring twice per year; biannual.
    • 1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 185:
      At the end of the month when Ayah conducts her biyearly search for nits on our heads, she discovers we have each sprung one white hair!

Adverb

biyearly (not comparable)

  1. Every two years; biennially
  2. Twice per year; biannually
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