Twice-yearly

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Happening twice each year; semi-annual; biannual. not-comparable

    "While the migrations of many butterflies now appear to be twice-yearly movements away from and back to the same areas, they differ from those of birds in ..."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Twice each year; semi-yearly; biannually. not-comparable

Example

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"While the migrations of many butterflies now appear to be twice-yearly movements away from and back to the same areas, they differ from those of birds in ..."

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