semihourly

adj 2adv 2

Definitions

adj

1

Half-hourly: occurring every thirty minutes.

The warship rang its semihourly bell, announcing it was now half past 10 o'clock.

2

Roughly (but not exactly) hourly: occurring around every sixty minutes.

adv

1

Half-hourly: at intervals of 30 minutes.

Samples were collected semihourly (on the hour and half hour) throughout the study.

2

Roughly (but not exactly) hourly: at intervals of around 60 minutes.

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