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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

quarterly

adjective: of or relating to or consisting of a quarter; "quarterly report"

noun: a periodical that is published every quarter

adverb

1: in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon; "two coats of arms borne quarterly"

2: in three month intervals; "interest is compounded quarterly" [syn: {every quarter}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, adjective

1. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.

2. Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, noun; pl. {Quarterlies}. A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, adverb

1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly.

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.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

44 Moby Thesaurus words for "quarterly": 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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