Meaning & use

bimonthly

adjective·Academic

Occurring every two months, or sometimes twice a month.

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The book club meets on a bimonthly basis, gathering every other month.

She receives a bimonthly newsletter summarizing the department's latest research.

A note on using this word

Bimonthly is genuinely ambiguous between 'every two months' and 'twice a month,' so writers often state the exact frequency.

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