Meaning & use
semiannual
Occurring or produced twice a year, at intervals of about six months.
See it in a sentence
The company holds a semiannual review to assess each employee's progress and goals.
Our semiannual sale takes place every spring and fall.
A note on using this word
Semiannual means twice a year, which is easily confused with biennial, meaning once every two years; the two are not synonyms.
Words with a similar meaning
biannualtwice-yearly
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Words with an opposite meaning
annual
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