adj
Meaning 1
Periodic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cyclic, cyclical, periodic, periodical, regular
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
periodical
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪkl̩/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɪəɹiˈɒdɪkl̩/
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CMU ARPABET: P IH2 R IY0 AA1 D IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Published at regular intervals of more than one day, especially weekly, monthly, or quarterly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of, or relating to such a publication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 6
happening or recurring at regular intervals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: periodic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
a publication that appears at fixed intervals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: publication
Narrower terms: digest, pictorial, series, serial, serial publication, organ, issue, number, journal, review
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek περῐ́οδος (perĭ́odos)lbor. Medieval Latin periodusbor. Middle French periodebor. Middle English periode English period Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English periodical From period + -ical.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: tydskrif — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Armenian: պարբերական (parberakan) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Azerbaijani: dövri mətbuat — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Bashkir: баҫма (baśma) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Bulgarian: периодично списание (periodično spisanie) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Chinese Mandarin: 期刊 (qīkān) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Czech: periodikum — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Danish: periodikum — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Dutch: tijdschrift — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Esperanto: periodaĵo — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Finnish: aikakauslehti — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- French: périodique — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Galician: periódico — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- German: Periodikum — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Greek: περιοδικό (periodikó) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Hungarian: folyóirat — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Hungarian: időszaki lap — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Hungarian: periodika — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Indonesian: terbitan berkala — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Irish: tréimhseachán — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Italian: periodico — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Italian: pubblicazione — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Japanese: 定期刊行物 (teiki kankōbutsu) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Kazakh: мерзімді баспасөз (merzımdı baspasöz) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Kazakh: мерзімді басылым (merzımdı basylym) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Malay: terbitan berkala — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Māori: hautaka — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Māori: pukapuka putaputa — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Persian: نشریه (našriye) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Polish: periodyk — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Polish: czasopismo — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Portuguese: periódico — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Portuguese: publicação periódica — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Romanian: periodic — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Romanian: publicație periodică — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Russian: журна́л (žurnál) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Russian: перио́дика (periódika) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Russian: периоди́ческое изда́ние (periodíčeskoje izdánije) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Scottish Gaelic: ràitheachan — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Scottish Gaelic: iris — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Swedish: periodisk skrift — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Swedish: tidskrift — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Thai: วารสาร (waa-rá-sǎan) — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Volapük: timapenäd — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Welsh: cyfnodolyn — publication that appears at fixed intervals
- Finnish: aikakausjulkaisu — thematic publication
- Irish: tréimhseachán — thematic publication
Real reading context