Usage of Bimonthly
Bimonthly and biweekly are inherently ambiguous because bi- can mean both "occurring every two" and "occurring two times." This ambiguity cannot be eliminated by the dictionary. If you need bimonthly or biweekly, we suggest leaving some clues in your context about which sense of bi- you intend. Note that if you need the meaning "twice a," you can also substitute semi- for bi- without additional clarification: semimonthly, semiweekly. Dealing with years is generally simpler: biannual usually means "occurring twice a year" and biennial usually means "occurring every two years."
Examples of semiweekly in a Sentence
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
On a semiweekly podcast hosted by the conservative Web site the Dispatch, Bishop Seitz suggested that Vance was poorly informed about both Aquinas and the Church’s work.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
For your semiweekly update on rainfall and drought conditions, one piece of good news is that the wildfire blazes and smoke plumes in Virginia have been fully contained with help from recent rains.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
Cancer patient turned away Scheduled for semiweekly lab work, Christina Campbell’s mother is a cancer patient who relies on Kaiser services for treatment.
—Jennifer Korn, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
After Friday, unvaccinated workers who won’t submit to semiweekly coronavirus testing will be placed on unpaid leave.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2021
Cite this Entry
“Semiweekly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiweekly. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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semiweekly
1 of 2 adjective
semiweekly
2 of 2 noun
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