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periodic

/,piri'ɑdɪk/

Synonyms of periodic Antonyms of periodic Examples of periodic Usage of periodic Parts of periodic Definition that contains periodic Words sounding like periodic Explanation of periodic

adjective
recurring or reappearing from time to time
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"periodic feelings of anxiety"

Similar:

occasional sporadic
adjective
happening or recurring at regular intervals
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"the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"

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periodical yearly biannual biennial bimestrial bimonthly biweekly biyearly cyclic daily day-after-day day-by-day day-to-day diurnal fortnightly half-hourly half-yearly hebdomadal hebdomadary hourly midweekly monthly nightly oscillating oscillatory semestral semestrial semiannual semimonthly semiweekly annual triennial weekly

Opposite:

aperiodic

Examples of periodic

"periodic feelings of anxiety"
"the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"