An absolute word is one that is complete and total. Words that are inclusive, all-encompassing, an end in themselves, and cannot be modified in any way. Think about it.

Einstein stated that in general relativity the “aether” is not absolute anymore, as the geodesic and therefore the structure of spacetime depends on the presence of matter.

Examples of absolute language include words such as ‘all, none, must, except, every, not, always, just, only, and never’. Absolute language in a question refers to any question that requires a yes/no or true/false answer.

This means the speaker puts some condition on his/her yes. He/she cannot fully agree with a statement, or he/she can only say yes if some detail or explanation is added or made clear.

1 : occurring every two years a biennial celebration. 2 : continuing or lasting for two years specifically, of a plant : growing vegetatively during the first year and fruiting and dying during the second Biennial herbs flower in their second year.

Quinquennial | Definition of Quinquennial at Dictionary.com.

So even though biweekly is universally understood to mean every two weeks, bimonthly can mean every two months or twice a month. On the other hand, we have evidence that in the world of education, ‘bimonthly’ usually means ‘twice a month. ‘”

: occurring every three months.

Bimonthly can refer to something happening “every two months” or “twice a month.” Yep, bimonthly has, fittingly enough, two meanings.

A semimonthly payroll is paid twice a month, usually on the 15th and last days of the month. If one of these pay dates falls on a weekend, the payroll is instead paid out on the preceding Friday. A biweekly payroll is paid every other week, usually on a Friday.

: occurring or appearing once in a fortnight. fortnightly. adverb.