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periodically

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: P IY2 R IY0 AA1 D IH0 K AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P IY2 R IY0 AA1 D IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a manner that is regular or periodic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

intermittently or recurrently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sometimes, occasionally

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a sporadic manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he only works sporadically

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sporadically

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per-bor. English per- English iodic English periodic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English periodically From periodic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بِشَكْل دَوْرِيّ (bi-šakl dawriyy) — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Armenian: պարբերաբար (parberabar) — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Azerbaijani: vaxtaşırı — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Catalan: periòdicament — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 定期地 (dìngqī de) — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 周期性地 (zhōuqīxìng de) — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Danish: periodisk — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Dutch: periodiek — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Finnish: säännöllisesti — in a regular, periodic manner
  • French: périodiquement — in a regular, periodic manner
  • German: zeitweise — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Greek: περιοδικά (periodiká) — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Greek: περιοδικώς (periodikós) — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Greek: κατά περιόδους (katá periódous) — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Italian: periodicamente — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Japanese: 定期的に (teikitekini) — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Japanese: 周期的に (shukitekini) — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Polish: okresowo — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Polish: periodycznie — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Portuguese: periodicamente — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Russian: периоди́чески (periodíčeski) — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Spanish: periódicamente — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Turkish: periyodik olarak — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Ukrainian: періоди́чно (periodýčno) — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Vietnamese: tuần hoàn — in a regular, periodic manner
  • Vietnamese: định kỳ — in a regular, periodic manner