hebdomadal

[ heb-dom-uh-dl ]

adjective

1. taking place, coming together, or published once every seven days; weekly:

   hebdomadal meetings;

   hebdomadal groups;

   hebdomadal journals.

noun

1. a weekly magazine, newspaper, etc. Compare diurnal ( def 7 ).

hebdomadal

/ hɛbˈdɒmədərɪ; hɛbˈdɒmədəl; -drɪ /

adjective

1. a rare word for weekly

Derived Forms

• hebˈdomadally, adverb

Other Words From

• heb·doma·dal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hebdomadal¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin hebdomadālis, “weekly”; hebdomad, -al ¹

Example Sentences

Frank was congratulated by his friends on the excellence of his hebdomadal.

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Messrs. Grey and Green and found in one corner of the tent enjoying himself thoroughly in a disquisition on the hebdomadal board.

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Hang the Hebdomadal Council,” he wrote; or, of a certain meeting of another body, “I was opposed by two fools and a knave.

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A careful examination of human beings during this hebdomadal period of carnival leads us to question the doctrine.

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These hebdomadal balls have not yet been introduced at Colney Hatch.

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