Word: semiweeklies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
mi
week
lies
Definition: Plural of semiweekly; a periodical that is published twice each week (or 104 issues per year)
Morphemes:
Affix: semi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: somewhat, rather, quasi-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: semi-
Language: la
Decoded: semi-
Meaning: half
Affix: week
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns specifying time intervals, the adjectives having the sense of "occurring at such intervals".
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.