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Adjective
S:
(adj)
periodic
,
periodical
(happening or recurring at regular intervals)
"the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"
similar to
antonym
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
periodicity
[Related to:
periodic
] (the quality of recurring at regular intervals)
W:
(n)
periodical
[Related to:
periodical
] (a publication that appears at fixed intervals)
W:
(n)
period
[Related to:
periodical
] (the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon)
S:
(adj)
periodic
,
occasional
(recurring or reappearing from time to time)
"periodic feelings of anxiety"