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pe·ri·od·i·cal

(pîr′ē-ŏd′ĭ-kəl)
adj.
1. Periodic.
2.
a. Published at regular intervals of more than one day.
b. Of or relating to a publication issued at such intervals.
n.
A publication issued at regular intervals of more than one day.
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periodical

(ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪkəl)
n
(Journalism & Publishing) a publication issued at regular intervals, usually monthly or weekly
adj
1. (Journalism & Publishing) of or relating to such publications
2. (Journalism & Publishing) published at regular intervals
3. periodic or occasional
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pe•ri•od•i•cal

(ˌpɪər iˈɒd ɪ kəl)

n.
1. a publication that is issued under the same title at regular intervals.
adj.
2. of or pertaining to such publications.
3. published at regular intervals.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals]periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals
publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
digest - a periodical that summarizes the news
pictorial - a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures
serial publication, serial, series - a periodical that appears at scheduled times
organ - a periodical that is published by a special interest group; "the organ of the communist party"
issue, number - one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
journal - a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals"
review - a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art
Adj. 1. periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"
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periodical

noun
1. publication, paper, review, magazine, journal, weekly, monthly, organ, serial, quarterly, zine (informal) The walls were lined with books and periodicals.
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periodical

adjective
1. Happening or appearing at regular intervals:
2. Happening or appearing now and then:
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Translations
مَجَلَّه أو نَشْرَة دَورِيَّه
časopisperiodikum
tidsskrift
tímarit

periodical

[ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪkəl]
A. ADJperiódico
C. CPD periodicals library Nhemeroteca f
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periodical

[ˌpɪəriˈɒdɪkəl]
adj [check-up, screening] → périodique
to make periodical visits to sb → rendre périodiquement visite à qn
She made periodical visits to her dentist → Elle rendait périodiquement visite à son dentiste.
n (= magazine) → périodique m
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periodical

adj = periodic
nZeitschrift f; (academic also) → Periodikum nt
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periodical

[ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪkl]
1. adjperiodico/a
2. nperiodico
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period

(ˈpiəriəd) noun
1. any length of time. a period of three days; a period of waiting. tydperk فَتْرَه период período období, doba die Zeitspanne periode; tidsrum περίοδος período aeg بازه زمانی؛ زمان ajanjakso période פֶּרֶק-זְמָן काल, अवधि razdoblje, vrijeme (idő)tartam masa tími, skeið, tímabil periodo 期間 기간 laikotarpis, metas periods; laika posms tempoh periode tidsrom, periode okres وخت مهال، دوره، موده، پاى، ټكى período perioadă промежуток времени; период obdobie, doba obdobje period period, tidsrymd ระยะเวลา süre, dönem 時期 період زمانہ giai đoạn 时期
2. a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc. the Pleistocene period; the modern period. tydperk عَهْد، عَصْر ера período éra, epocha, fáze das Zeitalter periode; tidsalder περίοδος, εποχή era, fase, etapa periood, ajastu دوره؛ عصر aikakausi ère, période תקופה परिक्रमण काल period, razdoblje kor(szak) zaman tímabil periodo, era 〜紀 시대 periodas, epocha periods; laikmets zaman tijdperk tidsalder, stadium, periode faza, okres وخت مهال período eră, epocă эпоха éra, epocha doba period period, skede สมัย dönem, çağ період, час عہد kỷ
3. the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop. punt نُقْطَة تَدُل عَلى إنتِهاء الجُمْلَه точка ponto tečka ), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.der Punkt punktum τελεία punto punkt نقطه piste point נקודה पूर्ण वाक्य točka pont (írásjel) titik punktur punto ピリオド 마침표 taškas punkts noktah punt punktum kropka نښه ponto punct точка bodka pika tačka punkt เครื่องหมายมหัพภาค nokta 句號 крапка فل اسٹاپ dấu chấm 句号
adjective
(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old. period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). tydperk من نَفْس الفَتْرَه стар de época dobový, historický zeitgeschichtlich, Stil... tidstypisk; stil- εποχής (π.χ. για ένδυμα) de época ajalooline وابسته به دوره بخصوص؛ قدیمی historiallinen d'époque תקופה प्राचीन starinski, historijski korabeli; stíl- zaman dulu frá tilteknu tímabili (d'epoca) 時代物の 시대 senovinis, būdingas tam tikrai epochai vēsturisks; laikmeta- zaman dulu antiek stil-, i den tids stil historyczny, antyczny پخوا de época de epocă исторический; старинный dobový, historický stilen star tidstrogen, stil[möbler] เก่า belli bir döneme ait 過去某一特定時期的 такий, що належить до певного періоду قديم cổ/ lâu 过去某一特定时期的
ˌperiˈodic (-ˈo-) adjective
1. happening, done etc occasionally. He suffers from periodic fits of depression. periodiek من فَتْرَةٍ الى اُخْرى периодичен periódico občasný, příležitostný regelmäßig periodevis περιοδικός periódico perioodiline گهگاهی jaksottainen périodique תקופתי नियतकालिक periodičan időszakos kadang-kadang terjadi reglulegur periodico 周期的な 종종 일어나는 periodiškas periodisks berkala periodiek periodisk; tidvis okresowy مهالى، موقوته، دوره يي، روڼى periódico periodic периодический občasný občasen periodičan periodisk, periodiskt återkommande บางครั้งบางคราว arasıra olan 間歇(性)的 періодичний ميعادي theo chu kỳ 间发(性)的
2. (also ˌperiˈodical) happening, done etc at regular intervals. periodical reports. gereeld دَوْري، على فَتَرات منتَظَمَه цикличен periódico pravidelný regelmäßig periodisk περιοδικός periódico perioodiline ادواری؛ تناوبی säännöllinen périodique מחזורי नियतकालिक u razmacima periodikus berkala gert/gefið út reglulega periodico 定期の 주기적인, 정기적인 periodinis periodisks, regulārs berkala periodiek periodisk, med jevne mellomrom okresowy دوره يي periódico periodic периодический pravidelný reden periodičan periodisk, periodiskt återkommande ซึ่งเป็นระยะ ๆ düzenli aralıklarla olan 週期性的 періодичний دوري định kỳ 周期的
ˌperiˈodically adverb
We see each other periodically. nou en dan, gereeld دَوْرِيَّا، في فَتَرات مُنْتَظَمَه периодично periodicamente pravidelně regelmäßig lejlighedsvist περιοδικά periódicamente perioodiliselt گهگاه؛ متناوباً säännöllisesti périodiquement בְּמַחזוֹרִיוּת नियतकाल में periodički időnként kadang-kadang reglulega; öðru hverju periodicamente 定期的に 정기적으로 periodiškai periodiski, regulāri secara berkala met regelmatige tussenpozen med jevne mellomrom okresowo په روڼ، وار periodicamente periodic время от времени pravidelne redno periodično då och då, med jämna mellanrum อย่างเป็นครั้งคราว düzenli aralıklarla 定期地 час від часу; періодично مختصر وقفہ سے một cách định kỳ 定期地
ˌperiˈodical (-ˈo-) noun
a magazine which is issued regularly (every week, month etc). tydskrif مَجَلَّه أو نَشْرَة دَورِيَّه периодично издание periódico časopis die Zeitschrift tidsskrift περιοδικό periódico, publicación periódica ajakiri مجله ای که با فاصله زمانی مشخص چاپ می شود aikakauslehti périodique כְּתָב-עֵת आवर्ती perodičan, periodika folyóirat berkala tímarit periodico 定期刊行物 정기 간행물 periodinis leidinys periodisks izdevums berkala tijdschrift tidsskrift czasopismo وارى، وڼۍ، نوبتي، موقوته periódico peri­­o­dic, publi­caţie periodică периодическое издание časopis periodični tisk mesečni časopis tidskrift ซึ่งตีพิมพ์ตามกําหนดเวลา dergi, mecmua 期刊 періодичне видання, журнал ہفتہ وار، ماہ وار رسالہ tạp chí xuất bản định kỳ 期刊
adjective
see periodic.
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periodical

n. publicación, periódico.
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References in classic literature ?
Periodical Appeals to the People Considered From the New York Packet.
This design was no easy one to accomplish; and it has been a great encouragement to me (during the publication of my story in its periodical form) to know, on the authority of many readers, that the object which I had proposed to myself, I might, in some degree, consider as an object achieved.
Poe's first genuine victory was won in 1833, when .he was the successful competitor for a prize of 100ドル offered by a Baltimore periodical for the best prose story.
The papers collected here under the name of 'My Literary Passions' were printed serially in a periodical of such vast circulation that they might well have been supposed to have found there all the acceptance that could be reasonably hoped for them.
After characteristically varied and unsuccessful efforts at conducting a periodical, newspaper writing, and preaching as a Unitarian (a creed which was then considered by most Englishmen disreputable and which Coleridge later abandoned), he moved with his wife in 1797 to Nether Stowey in Somersetshire.
When Brahma, or the God of Gods, saith the Shaster, resolved to recreate the world after one of its periodical dissolutions, he gave birth to Vishnoo, to preside over the work; but the Vedas, or mystical books, whose perusal would seem to have been indispensable to Vishnoo before beginning the creation, and which therefore must have contained something in the shape of practical hints to young architects, these Vedas were lying at the bottom of the waters; so Vishnoo became incarnate in a whale, and sounding down in him to the uttermost depths, rescued the sacred volumes.
Since this was done, the accumulated refuse collected from the periodical cleansings of the house, during a term of nearly three years--including, of course, the ashes from the fires kept burning, for the greater part of the year, in the library and the picture-gallery--have been poured upon the heap, and have buried the precious morsels of paper deeper and deeper, day by day.
A year ago he had finished his book, the fruit of six years' labor, "Sketch of a Survey of the Principles and Forms of Government in Europe and Russia." Several sections of this book and its introduction had appeared in periodical publications, and other parts had been read by Sergey Ivanovitch to persons of his circle, so that the leading ideas of the work could not be completely novel to the public.
Since they had no extensive muscular mechanism to recuperate, that periodical extinction was unknown to them.
They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars; whereof the innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost, five; the former revolves in the space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half; so that the squares of their periodical times are very near in the same proportion with the cubes of their distance from the centre of Mars; which evidently shows them to be governed by the same law of gravitation that influences the other heavenly bodies.
On the left was an old abandoned mill, with its motionless wings, from the ruins of which an owl threw out its shrill, periodical, and monotonous cry.
And what with the standing spectacle of the black terrific Ahab, and the periodical tumultuous visitations of these three savages, Dough-Boy's whole life was one continual lip-quiver.

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