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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Monthly \Month"ly\, adv. 1. Once a month; in every month; as, the moon changes monthly. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. As if under the influence of the moon; in the manner of a lunatic. [Obs.] --Middleton. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Monthly \Month"ly\, a. 1. Continued a month, or a performed in a month; as, the monthly revolution of the moon. [1913 Webster] 2. Done, happening, payable, published, etc., once a month, or every month; as, a monthly visit; monthly charges; a monthly installment; a monthly magazine. [1913 Webster] {Monthly nurse}, a nurse who serves for a month or some short time, esp. one which attends women after childbirth. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Monthly \Month"ly\, n.; pl. {Monthlies}. A publication which appears regularly once a month. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cyclic \Cyc"lic\ (s?k"l?k or s?"kl?k), Cyclical \Cyc"lic*al\ (s?k"l?-kal), a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko`s, fr. ky`klos See {Cycle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chemistry) Having atoms bonded to form a ring structure. Opposite of {acyclic}. Note: Used most commonly in respect to organic compounds. Note: [Narrower terms: {bicyclic}; {heterocyclic}; {homocyclic, isocyclic}] Syn: closed-chain, closed-ring. [WordNet 1.5] 3. Recurring in cycles[2]; having a pattern that repeats at approximately equal intervals; periodic. Opposite of {noncyclic}. Note: [Narrower terms: {alternate(prenominal), alternating(prenominal)}; {alternate(prenominal), every other(prenominal), every second(prenominal)}; {alternating(prenominal), oscillating(prenominal)}; {biyearly}; {circadian exhibiting 24-hour periodicity)}; {circular}; {daily, diurnal}; {fortnightly, biweekly}; {hourly}; {midweek, midweekly}; {seasonal}; {semestral, semestrial}; {semiannual, biannual, biyearly}; {semiweekly, biweekly}; {weekly}; {annual, yearly}; {biennial}; {bimonthly, bimestrial}; {half-hourly}; {half-yearly}; {monthly}; {tertian, alternate(prenominal)}; {triennial}] [WordNet 1.5] 4. Marked by repeated cycles[2]. [WordNet 1.5] {Cyclic chorus}, the chorus which performed the songs and dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round the altar of Bacchus in a circle. {Cyclic poets}, certain epic poets who followed Homer, and wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes; -- so called because keeping within the circle of a single subject. Also, any series or coterie of poets writing on one subject. --Milman. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: monthly adv 1: occurring once a month; "they meet monthly" adj 1: of or occurring or payable every month; "monthly payments"; "the monthly newsletter" n 1: a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)