periodical C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkəl/ UK /ˌpɪəriˈɒdɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a magazine or journal published at regular intervals She subscribed to a literary periodical issued each quarter. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a magazine or journal... magazinejournalreviewbulletingazetteserial Word family Derived forms periodically Related forms periodperiodic Etymology AI details From periodic + -al, from Greek periodikos, from periodos ('a cycle, circuit'), from peri- ('around') + hodos ('way, road'). periodos Ancient Greek peri Ancient Greek hodos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # periodical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpɪəriˈɒdɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. a magazine or journal published at regular intervals ## Examples - She subscribed to a literary periodical issued each quarter. ## Synonyms - magazine - journal - review - bulletin - gazette - serial ## Derived Forms - periodically ## Related Forms - period - periodic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: periodos - Root: peri - Root: hodos ## Etymology From periodic + -al, from Greek periodikos, from periodos ('a cycle, circuit'), from peri- ('around') + hodos ('way, road'). ## AI Etymology Periodical is from periodic + -al, from Greek periodikos, from periodos ('a cycle, circuit'), from peri- ('around') + hodos ('way, road'). Important recorded forms include periodos (Ancient Greek), peri (Ancient Greek), and hodos (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers a magazine or journal published at regular intervals. The wider family includes derived forms such as periodically and related words such as period and periodic. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown