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BIMESTRIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bimestrial mean?
• BIMESTRIAL (adjective)
The adjective BIMESTRIAL has 2 senses:
1. occurring every two months
2. two months long; lasting two months
Familiarity information: BIMESTRIAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Occurring every two months
Synonyms:
bimestrial; bimonthly
Context example:
bimonthly visits
Similar:
periodic; periodical (happening or recurring at regular intervals)
Derivation:
bimester (a period of 2 months)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Two months long; lasting two months
Similar:
long (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified)
Derivation:
bimester (a period of 2 months)
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