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Monthly

//ˈmʌnθli// adj, adv, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Occurring every month. not-comparable
"It's time give the dog its monthly bath."

Adjective

1
of or occurring or payable every month wordnet

Adverb

1
Every month. not-comparable
"Rent must be paid monthly."

Adverb

1
occurring once a month wordnet

Noun

1
A publication that is published once a month.
"Of the 10 monthlies with the worst declines in January, four were Condé Nast magazines: Wired, Architectural Digest, Vogue and Lucky."
2
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year) wordnet
3
The menstrual period. euphemistic
"Katherine assumed she was having her monthly. She could recall times when her own monthly was so intense that it showed on her face."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From month + -ly (adjectival suffix), perhaps via Middle English *monethly (attested only adverbially), from Old English mōnaþlīċ (“monthly”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþlīkaz (“monthly”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Danish månedlig (“monthly”), Swedish månatlig (“monthly”), Norwegian Bokmål månedlig (“monthly”), Icelandic mánaðarlegur (“monthly”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English monethly, equivalent to month + -ly (adverbial suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian moundelk (“monthly”), Dutch maandelijks (“monthly”), German monatlich (“monthly”), Swedish månatligen (“monthly”).

Etymology 3

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