half-yearly

See also: halfyearly

English

From half-year +‎ -ly; or half- +‎ yearly.

half-yearly (not comparable)

Of which there are two in a year; semiannual; biyearly.
- 1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, pages 54–55:
  However, a Carlisle newspaper got hold of the story, and at the half-yearly meeting of the Caledonian Railway Company, held on March 17, 1863, a shareholder, Mr. Meiklem, questioned the Chairman, Lt.-Col. Salkeld, regarding a "Chase of Engines," described in the newspaper article. The Chairman admitted that the statements made in the article were perfectly true.

semiannual — see semiannual

half-yearly (not comparable)

twice a year

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