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QUARTERLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("quarterly" is a kind of...):
serial; serial publication; series (a periodical that appears at scheduled times)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or consisting of a quarter
Example:
quarterly report
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
quarter (a fourth part of a year; three months)
Derivation:
quarter (a fourth part of a year; three months)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In three month intervals
Example:
interest is compounded quarterly
Synonyms:
every quarter; quarterly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
quarterly (of or relating to or consisting of a quarter)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon
Example:
two coats of arms borne quarterly
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