How often does a bimonthly journal come out?

KIWI IN OZ

once every two months Sep 28 03, 10:39 PM

Hamlet.

Actually, it could come out "once every two months" or twice in a month. The definition is not clear... Sep 29 03, 10:35 AM

sequoianoir

Bi means 2 in this case. - 2 months Just like bicycle / tricycle - 2 or 3 wheels Bipod / Tripod / Quadrupod- 2 or 3 or 4 legs Biped / Quadruped - 2 or 4 legs Biennial - lives for 2 years or something (like flowering) happens every 2 years Bicentennial - every TWO hundred years. Twice a month would be Bi-weekly Sep 29 03, 1:38 PM

Hamlet.

Webster's New Collegiate Bimonthly - 1 : occuring every two months 2 : occuring twice a month: semimonthly Sep 29 03, 7:07 PM

sequoianoir

[Latin bis, bi-, twice,, and bn, two by two; see dwo- in Indo-European Roots.] Usage Note: Bimonthly and biweekly mean “once every two months” and “once every two weeks.” For “twice a month” and “twice a week,” the words semimonthly and semiweekly should be used. Since there is a great deal of confusion over the distinction, a writer is well advised to substitute expressions like every two months or twice a month where possible. However, each noun form has only one sense in the publishing world. Thus, a bimonthly is published every two months, and a biweekly every two weeks. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Sep 29 03, 7:46 PM