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Monday, January 1, 2001
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Centennial, bicentennial, sesquicentennial
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annually - yearly; occuring once every 12 months
biannually - occurring twice a year (at unequally spaced intervals)
bicentennial - relating to a period of 200 years
biennial - relating to a period of 2 years
biweekly - occuring once every 2 weeks
centennial - relating to a period of 100 years (1 century)
daily - occuring once every 24 hours
decennial - relating to a period of 10 years (1 decade)
diurnal - daily; of a day
duodecennial - relating to a period of 12 years
fortnightly - occuring once every 2 weeks
millennial - relating to a period of 1,000 years (1 millenium)
monthly - occuring once every 30 days (approximately)
novennial - relating to a period of 9 years
octennial - relalating to a period of 8 years
perennial - occuring year after year
quadrennial - relating to a period of 4 years (1 olympiad)
quadricentennial - relating to a period of 400 years
quincentennial - relating to a period of 500 years
semiannually - occuring once every 6 months (at equally spaced intervals)
semicentennial - relating to a period of 50 years
semidiurnal - occuring twice a day
semimonthly - occuring twice a month
semiweekly - occuring twice a week
sesquicentennial - relating to a period of 150 years
sexennial - relating to a period of 6 years
thrice weekly - occurring three times a week
triennial - relating to a period of 3 years
trimonthly - occuring once every 3 monthly
triweekly - occuring once every 3 weeks
undecennial - relating to a period of 11 years
vicennial - relating to a period of 20 years
weekly - occuring once every 7 days
Source: New York Public Library Desk Reference R 031 New, p. 9
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