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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
month·ly
I

 \\-lē\\ adverb
 DATE  circa 1534
: once a month : by the month

II
adjective
 DATE  1572
1.
  a. of or relating to a month
  b. payable or reckoned by the month
2. lasting a month
3. occurring or appearing every month

III
noun 
(plural monthlies)
 DATE  1833
1. a monthly periodical
2. plural : a menstrual period
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
monthly
month·ly 5mQnWli / adjective1. happening once a month or every month
   每月的;每月一次的:
   monthly meeting / visit / magazine 
   每月一次的会议/拜访;月刊 
2. paid, valid or calculated for one month
   按月结算的;有效期为一个月的:
   a monthly salary of £1 000 
   1 000 英镑的月薪 
   a monthly season ticket 
   月票 
   Summers are hot, with monthly averages above 22°C. 
   夏天很热,月平均温度在 22 摄氏度以上。 adverb   every month or once a month
   每个月;每月一次:
   She gets paid monthly. 
   她按月领薪水。 noun(pl. -ies)
   a magazine published once a month
   月刊:
   the fashion monthlies 
   时装月刊 
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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month·ly
I. \ˈmən(t)thlē, -li\ adverb
Etymology: month + -ly (adverb suffix)
: once a month : by the month
 < the annuity is payable semiannually, quarterly, or monthly — J.B.Maclean >
II. adjective
Etymology: month + -ly (adjective suffix)
1. : of or relating to a month: as
 a. : payable every month
  monthly allowances to parents for the maintenance … of the child — Current Biography >
 b. : reckoned by the month
  < an average monthly wage >
 c. : based on a month
  < a monthly rate >
  monthly statistics >
2. : having a duration of one month : completed in a month
 < the monthly revolution of the moon >
3. : occurring, appearing, or being made, done, or acted upon every month or once a month
 < produces a monthly television show >
 < a monthly magazine >
III. noun
(-es)
1. : a periodical that is published regularly once a month
2. monthlies plural : a menstrual period

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