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The Joy of English

This is one that has bothered me much of my life because in context I rarely know if someone is referring to a fortnight or not.

Biweekly and bimonthly can mean the same thing because of the prefix bi-, which here can mean “occurring every two” or “occurring twice in.” Therefore, biweekly can be “twice in a week” or “every other week.” Bimonthly can also mean “every other week” if it’s twice in a month, or it can mean “every other month.”

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/on-biweekly-and-bimonthly#:~:text=Biweekly%20and%20bimonthly%20can%20mean,mean%20%E2%80%9Cevery%20other%20month.%E2%80%9D

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