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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”) + -al (suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, bi- + -ennial.
Pronunciation
Adjective
biennial (not comparable)
- Happening every two years.
- Lasting for two years.
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happening every two years
Noun
biennial (plural biennials)
- A plant that requires two years to complete its life-cycle, germinating and growing in its first year, then producing its flowers and fruit in its second year, after which it usually dies.
- An event that happens every two years.
1891, Sir George Chetwynd, Racing Reminiscences and Experiences of the Turf, page 122:The famous Biennial was won by Earl of Dartrey, a light, peacocky horse, who was, perhaps, better than he looked.
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See also
- annual, triennial, quadrennial, quinquennial, sexennial, septennial, octennial, novennial, decennial, vicennial, centennial, bicentennial, quincentennial, millennial, perennial