Similar case in point: “bimonthly” means “twice a month.” That makes sense.

But the definition for “bi-weekly” does not make sense.

What do you think?

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    1 year ago

    Because biennial is a word that exists, that doesn’t mean biannual does not have the same meaning.

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        1 year ago

        Good lord. I made a mistake. Fuck me.

        Biannual does indeed have potentially different meanings to biennial. In that you are correct.

        However, my point as I’m sure you are aware, is that the existence of the word “biennial” does not imply that “biannual” can not mean 2 years.