- a publication issued at regular intervals, usually monthly or weekly
- of or relating to such publications
- published at regular intervals
- periodic or occasional
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pe•ri•od•i•cal /ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkəl/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Journalism, Library Sciencea publication issued under the same title at regular periods.
adj.
- Journalismof or relating to such publications.
- Journalismpublished at regular intervals.
- periodic.
pe•ri•od•i•cal
(pēr′ē od′i kəl),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
pe′ri•od′i•cal•ism, n.
pe′ri•od′i•cal•ist, n.
pe′ri•od′i•cal•ness, n.
- Journalisma magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
adj.
- Journalismpublished at regularly recurring intervals.
- Journalismof or pertaining to such publications.
- periodic1.
- periodic1 + -al1 1595–1605
pe′ri•od′i•cal•ist, n.
pe′ri•od′i•cal•ness, n.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
periodical /ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪkəl/ n
'periodical' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bimonthly
- biweekly
- bulletin
- capitalize
- circuit
- digest
- edit
- editor
- insert
- journal
- magazine
- maintenance
- masthead
- monthly
- mouthpiece
- newsletter
- number
- organ
- quarterly
- review
- split run
- supplement
- tearsheet
- volume
- abstracting journal
- annals
- bed
- Bible
- box
- calendar clock
- capitalization
- cartoon
- circulation
- correspondent
- dreadful
- editorial
- fanzine
- feast
- foreign correspondent
- fortnightly
- house organ
- issue
- milline
- news
- newsmagazine
- periodical cicada
- pictorial
- preprint
- publication
- publication date