Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (18701938). Rogets International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class I. Words Expressing Abstract Relations Section VI. Time 3. Recurrent Time
138. Regularity of recurrence. Periodicity.
NOUN: PERIODICITY, intermittence; beat; oscillation [See Oscillation ]; pulse, pulsation; systole and diastole; rhythm; alternation, alternateness, alternacy [rare ], alternativeness, alternity [rare ].
ROUND, revolution, rotation, bout, turn, say.
ANNIVERSARY, biennial, triennial, quadrennial, quinquennial, sextennial, septennial, octennial, decennial; tricennial, jubilee, centennial, centenary, bicentennial, bicentenary, tercentenary; birthday, birthright, natal day, fête day, saints day.
CATAMENIA, courses, menses, menstrual flux.
[REGULARITY OF RETURN ] rota, cycle, period, stated time, routine; days of the week; Sunday, Monday &c.; months of the year; January &c.; feast, festival, fast &c.; Christmas, Yuletide, New Years day, Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter; Allhallows, Allhallowmas, All Saints Day; All Souls Day; Candlemas, Dewali [Hindu ], Holi or Hoolee [Hindu ], Memorial or Decoration Day [U. S. ], Independence Day [U. S. ], Labor Day [U. S. ], Thanksgiving [U. S. ], ground-hog day [U. S. ], woodchuck day [U. S. ], Halloween, Hallowmas, Lady Day; leap year, bissextile; Bairam, Ramadan, Muharram [Mohammedan ]; St. Swithins Day; Midsummer Day; May Day &c. (holiday ) [See Amusement ]; yearbook.
PUNCTUALITY, regularity, steadiness.
VERB: RETURN, revolve; recur in regular -order, - succession; come again, come in its turn; come round, - again; beat, pulsate; alternate; intermit.
ADJECTIVE: PERIODIC, periodical; serial, recurrent, cyclic, cyclical, rhythmic or rhythmical; recurring &c. v.; intermittent, remittent; alternate, every other; every.
hourly; diurnal, daily, quotidian [rare ]; tertian, weekly; hebdomadal, hebdomadary; biweekly, fortnightly; bimonthly; monthly, catamenial, menstrual; yearly, annual; biennial, triennial &c.; centennial, secular; paschal, lenten &c.
REGULAR, steady, constant, methodical, punctual, regular as clockwork.
ADVERB: PERIODICALLY &c. adj.; at regular intervals, at stated times; at fixed periods, at established periods; punctually &c. adj.; de die in diem [L. ]; from day to day, day by day.
BY TURNS; in turn, in rotation; alternately, every other day, off and on, ride and tie, round and round.