yearly

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English

Etymology

From Middle English yeerly, yerely, from Old English ġēarlīċ, ġērlīċ (“yearly, of the year, annual”), equivalent to year +‎ -ly. Cognate with Scots yerelie (“yearly”), Saterland Frisian jierelk (“yearly”), West Frisian jierliks (“yearly”), Dutch jaarlijks (“yearly”), Afrikaans jaarlijks (“yearly”), German jährlich (“yearly”), Danish årlig (“yearly”), Norwegian Bokmål årlig (“yearly”), Norwegian Nynorsk årleg (“yearly”), Swedish årlig (“yearly”), Icelandic árlegur (“yearly”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjɪɹli/, /ˈjɪɚli/, /ˈjɪəɹli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjɪəli/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)li
• Hyphenation: year‧ly

Adjective

yearly (not comparable)

1. Happening once every year.

2. Over the course of one year

Synonyms

• annual
• per annum
• perennial

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

yearly (not comparable)

1. Once a year.
2. Every year.

Synonyms

• annually
• perennially

Translations

Noun

yearly (plural yearlies)

1. Something that is published once a year.

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See also

• Thesaurus:frequency

Anagrams

• yarely