bimestrial
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bi·mes·tri·al
(bī-mĕs′trē-əl)adj.
1. Occurring every two months; bimonthly.
2. Lasting two months.
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bimestrial
(baɪˈmɛstrɪəl)adj
1. lasting for two months
2. a less common word for bimonthly1
[C19: from Latin bimēstris, from bi-1 + mēnsis month]
biˈmestrially adv
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bi•mes•tri•al
(baɪˈmɛs tri əl)adj.
1. occurring every two months; bimonthly.
2. lasting two months.
[1840–50]
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| Adj. | 1. | bimestrial - occurring every two months; "bimonthly visits" periodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust" |
| 2. | bimestrial - two months long; lasting two months long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long" |
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