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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

quarterly
    adv 1: in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon; "two
           coats of arms borne quarterly"
    2: in three month intervals; "interest is compounded quarterly"
       [syn: quarterly, every quarter]
    adj 1: of or relating to or consisting of a quarter; "quarterly
           report"
    n 1: a periodical that is published every quarter (or four
         issues per year)

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, a.
   1. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly
      seasons.
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   2. Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as,
      quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, n.; pl. Quarterlies.
   A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in
   a year.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, adv.
   1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns
      are made quarterly.
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   2. (Her.) In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms
      quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus
      divided by lines drawn through it at right angles.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for quarterly:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

annual, biannual, biennial, bimonthly, biweekly, catamenial, centenary, centennial, daily, daybook, decennial, diary, diurnal, ephemeris, fortnightly, gazette, hebdomadal, hourly, journal, magazine, menstrual, momentary, momently, monthly, newsmagazine, organ, periodical, pictorial, quotidian, review, secular, semestral, semiannual, semimonthly, semiweekly, semiyearly, serial, slick magazine, tertian, trade magazine, triennial, weekly, yearbook, yearly

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