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pe·ri·od·i·cal
 periodical
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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
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noun |
| definition: |
a publication composed of issues that appear at regular intervals.
These shelves are for magazines and other periodicals.The doctor subscribes to various professional periodicals.
- synonyms:
- bulletin, gazette, journal, review, serial
- similar words:
- annual, bimonthly, magazine, monthly, newsletter, publication, quarterly
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issue, organ |
adjective + (n.)periodical
available,
communist,
contemporary,
current,
educational,
electronic,
excellent,
fine,
foreign,
geographical,
historical,
independent,
influential,
leading,
legal,
liberal,
literary,
monthly,
obscure,
popular,
printed,
scholarly,
scientific,
socialist,
specialized,
sporting,
various,
weekly
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verb + (n.)periodical
advertise, appear, edit, illustrate, issue, print, publish, read, review, select
(n.)periodical
+ verb
appeal, assign, devote, emphasize, launch, subscribe
noun + (n.)periodical
article, book, emergence, enlightenment, fiction, guide, journal, language, library, magazine, mail, measure, newsletter, newspaper, organization, reader, stack, textbook, variety, writing
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
periodic.
The nurse makes periodical visits to these patients.- synonyms:
- cyclic, recurrent, regular, seasonal
- similar words:
- consistent, cyclical, isochronal
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| definition 2: |
of or relating to a publication issued at regular intervals.
- synonyms:
- serial, serialized
- similar words:
- annual, bimonthly, monthly, quarterly, yearly
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| derivation: |
periodically (adv.) |
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