From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Weekly \Week"ly\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a week, or week days; as, weekly
labor.
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2. Coming, happening, or done once a week; hebdomadary; as, a
weekly payment; a weekly gazette.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Weekly \Week"ly\, n.; pl. {Weeklies}.
A publication issued once in seven days, or appearing once a
week.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Weekly \Week"ly\, adv.
Once a week; by hebdomadal periods; as, each performs service
weekly.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cyclic \Cyc"lic\ (s?k"l?k or s?"kl?k), Cyclical \Cyc"lic*al\
(s?k"l?-kal), a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko`s, fr. ky`klos
See {Cycle}.]
1. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles;
as, cyclical time. --Coleridge.
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2. (Chemistry) Having atoms bonded to form a ring structure.
Opposite of {acyclic}.
Note: Used most commonly in respect to organic compounds.
Note: [Narrower terms: {bicyclic}; {heterocyclic};
{homocyclic, isocyclic}]
Syn: closed-chain, closed-ring.
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3. Recurring in cycles[2]; having a pattern that repeats at
approximately equal intervals; periodic. Opposite of
{noncyclic}.
Note: [Narrower terms: {alternate(prenominal),
alternating(prenominal)}; {alternate(prenominal), every
other(prenominal), every second(prenominal)};
{alternating(prenominal), oscillating(prenominal)};
{biyearly}; {circadian exhibiting 24-hour
periodicity)}; {circular}; {daily, diurnal};
{fortnightly, biweekly}; {hourly}; {midweek,
midweekly}; {seasonal}; {semestral, semestrial};
{semiannual, biannual, biyearly}; {semiweekly,
biweekly}; {weekly}; {annual, yearly}; {biennial};
{bimonthly, bimestrial}; {half-hourly}; {half-yearly};
{monthly}; {tertian, alternate(prenominal)};
{triennial}]
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4. Marked by repeated cycles[2].
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{Cyclic chorus}, the chorus which performed the songs and
dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round
the altar of Bacchus in a circle.
{Cyclic poets}, certain epic poets who followed Homer, and
wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes; -- so
called because keeping within the circle of a single
subject. Also, any series or coterie of poets writing on
one subject. --Milman.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weekly
adv 1: without missing a week; "she visited her aunt weekly"
[syn: {hebdomadally}, {weekly}, {every week}, {each
week}]
adj 1: of or occurring every seven days; "a weekly visit";
"weekly paper" [syn: {weekly}, {hebdomadal},
{hebdomadary}]
n 1: a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per
year)
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