semimonthly

[ sem-ee-muhnth-lee, sem-ahy- ]

/ ˌsɛm iˈmʌnθ li, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.

something occurring every half month or twice a month.

a semimonthly publication.

twice a month: We went semimonthly to see her.

Origin of semimonthly

First recorded in 1855–60; semi- + monthly

See bi-¹.

bimonthly biweekly semimonthly (see usage note at bi-¹)

There is a regularly organized lottery in Havana, to which the government lends its name, and which has semi-monthly drawings.

Due South or Cuba Past and Present |Maturin M. Ballou
It called for five steamships of not less than 1500 tons, and a semi-monthly service.

Manual of Ship Subsidies |Edwin M. Bacon
The service is semi-monthly, divided between the two companies, and the broad Pacific is traversed in about twenty days.

How to Travel |Thomas W. Knox
We have a paper called The Young Naturalist, which is published semi-monthly.

Harper's Young People, May 24, 1881 |Various

The whole work will be concluded in twenty semi-monthly numbers, or within six months from the present time.

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843 |Various