pe·ri·od·i·cal
ˌpir-ē-ˈä-di-kəl 
2
a
: published with a fixed interval between the issues or numbers
b
: published in, characteristic of, or connected with a periodical
: a periodical publication
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Adjective
a periodical town newsletter that is supported by local advertisers
periodical announcements from airline personnel concerning the delay
Noun
She writes for a monthly periodical.
The library has a large collection of scholarly periodicals.
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Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
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Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Some of the species found in the U.S. are periodical and spend most of their lives underground.
—Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
Wilson: School boards have to make sure they are provided with information on how students are doing with periodical reports throughout the year.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
Daily newspapers ran no images, and the technology to reproduce photographs in books or periodicals was still 40 years away.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
Editing Humanity by Kevin Davies Amazon | Bookshop This book, which is by the executive editor of the scientific periodical The CRISPR Journal, is about CRISPR’s impact on the human body.
—The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Periodical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodical. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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periodical
1 of 2 adjective
pe·ri·od·i·cal
ˌpir-ē-ˈäd-i-kəl
1
2
: published at regular intervals
periodically
adverb
-k(ə-)lē
periodical
2 of 2 noun
: a periodical publication
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