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Definition of "semiannual" []

  • Occurring or issued twice a year. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "semiannual" in a sentence
  • "Seckinger calls the semiannual gambling trips to Biloxi, Miss., or Las Vegas with her mother "my stress relief.""
  • "The BOJ's policy board will meet April 28 to discuss forecasts for Japan's economy and is scheduled to release its semiannual outlook report, including numeric forecasts for real GDP."
  • "TV networks will be trotting out top executives and hawking their most important new and returning shows in a Beverly Hills hotel ballroom at the semiannual Television Critics Association "press tour" that began last week."