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occurring or published every three months
We have a quarterly meeting to review progress.
We meet every three months to assess our progress.
Common in business, finance, and academic contexts.
a publication or report issued every three months
The magazine is a quarterly publication.
The magazine is published four times a year, every three months.
Often used in media and academic contexts.
As an adjective, it describes something happening every three months (e.g., 'quarterly report'). As a noun, it refers to the publication itself (e.g., 'the quarterly').
From 'quarter' (one of four equal parts) + '-ly' (adverb suffix), meaning 'every three months'.
Often used in formal contexts like business, finance, and academia. Can function as an adjective or noun.