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Hebdomadal is a rare and curious term describing a basic concept: the calendar week. The noun hebdomad (referring to a group of seven or a period of seven days) derives from Greek hepta, meaning "seven;" that root also gave us "heptathlon," an Olympic event consisting of seven events.
hebdomadally Add to list. hebdomadally. Definitions of hebdomadally. adverb. without missing a week. synonyms: each week, every week, weekly.
happening or appearing once a week: The hebdomadal arts newspaper gives information on all of the concerts and fun cultural events happening around the city each week. The city picks up curbside trash on a hebdomadal schedule, but recycling is done every other Monday. Compare. weekly.
What does the adverb hebdomadally mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adverb hebdomadally . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
6 meanings: rare in a manner that occurs every week; weekly → a rare word for weekly 1. happening or taking place once a week.... Click for more definitions.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word hebdomadal, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Weekly, occurring once a week. The wits and humourists, the distinguished worthies of the town or village, the apothecary, the attorney, even the curate himself, did not disdain to partake of this festivity. [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “Letter II”, in.
hebdomadally (not comparable) In periods of seven days; weekly. 1846-1848, James Russell Lowell, The Biglow Papers: Behold the whole huge earth sent to me hebdomadally in a brownpaper wrapper!
Hebdomadal definition: taking place, coming together, or published once every seven days; weekly. See examples of HEBDOMADAL used in a sentence.
Define hebdomadally. hebdomadally synonyms, hebdomadally pronunciation, hebdomadally translation, English dictionary definition of hebdomadally. adj. Weekly. heb·dom′a·dal·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.