semiannual - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Adjective
    * 1.3.1 Synonyms
    * 1.3.2 Translations
  • 1.4 Noun
    * 1.4.1 Synonyms
  • 1.5 See also

From semi- +‎ annual.

semiannual (not comparable)

1. Biannual: occurring twice a year

• biannual

half-yearly

• Bulgarian: полугодишен (polugodišen)
• Dutch: halfjaarlijks (nl), halfjaarlijkse (nl)
• Esperanto: duonjara
• Finnish: puolivuosittainen (fi), kahdesti vuodessa tapahtuva
• French: semi-annuel (fr)
• German: halbjährlich (de)
• Hungarian: félévenkénti (hu)
• Irish: leathbhliantúil
• Japanese: 半年ごとの (hantoshi-goto no)
• Norwegian: halv årlig
• Russian: полугодово́й (ru) (polugodovój)

semiannual (plural semiannuals)

1. Something occurring twice each year.

• biannual
• (every 2 years): biennial