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periodical

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) periodical (adjective)
  2. 2) periodical (noun)
  3. periodical cicada (noun)
  4. periodical year (noun)

1pe·ri·od·i·cal

adj \ˌpir-ē-ˈä-di-kəl\

Definition of PERIODICAL

1
: periodic 1
2
a : published with a fixed interval between the issues or numbers b : published in, characteristic of, or connected with a periodical
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Examples of PERIODICAL

  1. <a periodical town newsletter that is supported by local advertisers>
  2. <periodical announcements from airline personnel concerning the delay>

First Known Use of PERIODICAL

1601

Related to PERIODICAL

Other Publishing Terms

annotate, dreadful, emend, expurgate, factoid, jump, lobster shift, redaction, referee

Rhymes with PERIODICAL

immethodical

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