periodical
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A publication issued regularly, but less often than daily.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
pɪɹiˈɑdɪkəl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.
adjective
Happening or recurring at regular intervals
Published at regular intervals of more than one day, especially weekly, monthly, or quarterly.
Of, or relating to such a publication.
Periodic.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
Used this way, periodical is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use periodical
- “I subscribe to a science periodical that arrives every month.”noun
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Sense: happening or recurring at regular intervals
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