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Semiannual definition, occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; biannual. See more. TopDefinitionsQuizRelatedContentExamplesBritishsemiannual[sem-ee-an-yoo-uhl,sem-ahy-]SHOWIPA/ˌsɛmiˈænyuəl,ˌsɛmaɪ-/PHONETICRESPELLINGNewWordListWordListSaveThisWord!SeesynonymsforsemiannualonThesaurus.comadjectiveAlsosemiyearly.occurring,done,orpublishedeveryhalfyearortwiceayear;biannual.lastingforhalfayear:asemiannualplant.QUIZQUIZYOURSELFON“ITS”VS.“IT’S”!Apostrophescanbetricky;proveyouknowthedifferencebetween"it’s"and"its"inthiscraftyquiz!Question1of8Onthefarm,thefeedforchicksissignificantlydifferentfromtheroosters’;______notevencomparable.it'sitsTAKETHEQUIZTOFINDOUTOriginofsemiannualFirstrecordedin1785–95;semi-+annualwordsoftenconfusedwithsemiannualSeebi-1.OTHERWORDSFROMsemiannualsem·i·an·nu·al·ly,adverbWORDSTHATMAYBECONFUSEDWITHsemiannualbiannual,biennial,semiannual,semiyearly(seeconfusablesnoteatbi-1)Dictionary.comUnabridged BasedontheRandomHouseUnabridgedDictionary,©RandomHouse,Inc.2022Wordsrelatedtosemiannualbiannual,semiyearlyHowtousesemiannualinasentenceHeretheyaresemi-touchingatagrocerystore;shelikeskombucha.AllYourInternetBoyfriendsAreTaken:Gosling,Cumberbatch,andnowJosephGordon-Levitt|MelissaLeon|January3,2015|DAILYBEASTBrinsleysteppeduptothepassengersideofthepatrolcar,raisedasilverTaurussemi-automaticpistolandbeganfiring.'PleaseDon'tDie!':TheFranticBattletoSaveMurderedCops|MichaelDaly|December22,2014|DAILYBEASTRussiadependsonoilexportsforalmost70percentofitsforeign-currencyearningsandalmost50percentofitsannualbudget.HowCrimeaCrashedtheRussianEconomy|AnnaNemtsova|December17,2014|DAILYBEASTPerhapsthemostJewishpartofthe6thAnnualLatkeFestivalwasthatthefoodwentwayfasterthantheliquor.IAtePotatoPancakesTilIPlotzed|EmilyShire|December17,2014|DAILYBEASTFilmcriticDavidEhrlichcontinueshisannualtraditionofmakingasupercutofhisfavoritefilmsoftheyear.‘Sexual’BarbershopQuartet,aPandaFamilyReunion,andMoreViralVideos|TheDailyBeastVideo|December14,2014|DAILYBEASTThegovernorofthefortresswasprovidedwithasaferesidenceinEgypt,andanannualpensionof75,000piasters.TheEveryDayBookofHistoryandChronology|JoelMunsellIsaacsondidnotvisitMrs.ChepstowagainbeforeheleftLondonforhisannualholiday.BellaDonna|RobertHichensInformeryears,KoreahadpaidanannualtributeortaxtoChina,butforsometimeithadbeenheldbackbythisking.OurLittleKoreanCousin|H.LeeM.PikeOurtroopshavedoneallthatfleshandbloodcandoagainstsemi-permanentworks,andtheyarenotabletocarrythem.GallipoliDiary,VolumeI|IanHamiltonWhetherhisannualexpenditurebefiftypoundsorfiftythousand,hetriestogethismoney'sworth.GlancesatEurope|HoraceGreeleySEEMOREEXAMPLESSEEFEWEREXAMPLESBritishDictionarydefinitionsforsemiannualsemiannual/(ˌsɛmɪˈænjʊəl)/adjectiveoccurringeveryhalf-yearlastingforhalfayearDerivedformsofsemiannualsemiannually,adverbCollinsEnglishDictionary-Complete&Unabridged2012DigitalEdition ©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1979,1986©HarperCollins Publishers1998,2000,2003,2005,2006,2007,2009,2012WORDOFTHEDAYtoxophilitenoun|[tok-sof-uh-lahyt]SEEDEFINITIONFEEDBACK