pe·ri·od·i·cal
ˌpir-ē-ˈä-di-kəl 
2
a
: published with a fixed interval between the issues or numbers
b
: published in, characteristic of, or connected with a periodical
: a periodical publication
Examples of periodical in a Sentence
Adjective
a periodical town newsletter that is supported by local advertisers
periodical announcements from airline personnel concerning the delay
Noun
She writes for a monthly periodical.
The library has a large collection of scholarly periodicals.
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Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2024
The periodical 13-year and 17-year brood cicadas are the loudest, partially because of the sheer number of them that emerge at once.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
Their work began last year and continues through March, with the goals of creating a quilt show and adding information to the Mingei’s databases through researching periodicals, magazines, speaking with and learning from quilt historians, and from local quilters.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The Whitney Review of New Writing, Whitney Mallett’s culture periodical, held a party at Frog Club.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2024
The periodical 13-year and 17-year brood cicadas are the loudest, partially because of the sheer number of them that emerge at once.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Noun
The expert testimony that the jury didn’t hear was presented by affidavit and published in periodicals around the nation.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
Their work began last year and continues through March, with the goals of creating a quilt show and adding information to the Mingei’s databases through researching periodicals, magazines, speaking with and learning from quilt historians, and from local quilters.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Periodical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodical. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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periodical
1 of 2 adjective
pe·ri·od·i·cal
ˌpir-ē-ˈäd-i-kəl
1
2
: published at regular intervals
periodically
adverb
-k(ə-)lē
periodical
2 of 2 noun
: a periodical publication
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