hebdomadal

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /hɛbˈdɑmədəl/ UK /hɛbˈdɒmədəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
occurring or appearing once a week; weekly

The society held a hebdomadal meeting every Thursday evening.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · occurring or appearing once... weekly

Word family

Derived forms hebdomadally

Related forms hebdomad hebdomadary

Etymology

From Late Latin hebdomadalis, from hebdomas ('week'), from Ancient Greek hebdomas ('a group of seven'), from hepta ('seven').

hebdomas Ancient Greek hepta Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# hebdomadal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /hɛbˈdɑmədəl/
**IPA (UK):** /hɛbˈdɒmədəl/

## Meanings
1. occurring or appearing once a week; weekly

## Examples
- The society held a hebdomadal meeting every Thursday evening.

## Synonyms
- weekly

## Derived Forms
- hebdomadally

## Related Forms
- hebdomad
- hebdomadary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hebdomas
- Root: hepta

## Etymology
From Late Latin hebdomadalis, from hebdomas ('week'), from Ancient Greek hebdomas ('a group of seven'), from hepta ('seven').

## AI Etymology
Hebdomadal comes from Late Latin hebdomadalis, from hebdomas ('week'), from Ancient Greek hebdomas ('a group of seven'), from hepta ('seven'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek hebdomas and Ancient Greek hepta. As an adjective, hebdomadal describes what is occurring or appearing once a week; weekly. The same family is visible in derived forms such as hebdomadally and related forms such as hebdomad and hebdomadary.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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