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weekly

UK/ˈwiːk.li/ US/ˈwikli/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (1) adverb (1)

adjective

1.

occurring or payable every week

  • “a weekly trip to town”
  • “weekly wages”
  • “weekly rent”

noun

1.

a periodical that is published every week

adverb

1.

without missing a week

  • “she visited her aunt weekly”
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Origin

From Middle English wykely (adverb), equivalent to week + -ly (adverbial suffix) or week + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare Dutch wekelijks (“weekly”), German wöchentlich (“weekly”), Danish ugentlig (“weekly”), Norwegian ukentlig (“weekly”), Icelandic vikulega (“weekly”), Swedish veckovis (“weekly”).

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