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biennial

/baɪˈɛn.i.əl/

biennial adjective: happening every two years.

Adjective

biennial (not comparable)

  1. Happening every two years.
    • This is a marked difference from the task force’s previous guidance, which was to start biennial mammograms by age 50.2024 May 8, Katia Hetter, “Mammograms are now recommended starting at age 40. Should you get one?”, in CNN
  2. Lasting for two years.

Noun

biennial (plural biennials)

  1. 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.
  2. An event that happens every two years.
    • The famous Biennial was won by Earl of Dartrey, a light, peacocky horse, who was, perhaps, better than he looked.1891, Sir George Chetwynd, Racing Reminiscences and Experiences of the Turf, page 122

biennial meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

biennial in Hindi

द्विवार्षिक, द्वैवार्षिक

biennial in Tamil

ஈராண்டிற்கொரு முறை, ஈராண்டுக்கு ஒருமுறை, இருபருவத்தாவரம், ஈராண்டுக்குரிய, இரண்டாண்டு வாழும் செடியினம், ஈராட்டைப் பயிர்

biennial in Marathi

द्विवार्षिक, द्वैवार्षिक

biennial in Urdu

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biennial in Bengali
দ্বিবার্ষিক
biennial in Telugu
ద్వైవార్షికం, ద్వైవార్షిక, ద్వివార్షికం
biennial in Malayalam
ദ്വൈവാര്ഷികം, ദ്വിവത്സര
biennial in Kannada
ಎರಡು ವರುಷಗಳಿಗೊಮ್ಮೆ ನಡೆಯುವ, ಎರಡೇಡು
biennial in Gujarati
દ્વિવાર્ષિક, દ્વૈવાર્ષિક, દ્વિવાર્ષિકી
biennial in Odia
ଦ୍ୱିବାର୍ଷିକ, ଦ୍ବିବାର୍ଷିକ, ଦ୍ଵିବାର୍ଷିକ
biennial in Nepali
द्विवार्षिक, द्वैवार्षिक, द्विवार्षिकी

Synonyms of biennial

Forms of biennial

pluralbiennials

Origin of biennial

Borrowed from Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”) [from bis, bi- (“twice”) + annus (“year”)] + -al (suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, bi- + -ennial.

Words formed from biennial

Words that rhyme with biennial

Questions about biennial

What does biennial mean?
Biennial means happening every two years.
What is biennial in Hindi?
Biennial in Hindi is द्विवार्षिक, द्वैवार्षिक. See Biennial meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is biennial?
Biennial can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce biennial?
Biennial is pronounced /baɪˈɛn.i.əl/.

Words near biennial in the dictionary

  1. biennales
  2. biennary
  3. Bienne
  4. bienness
  5. biennia
  6. biennial
  7. bienniality
  8. biennially
  9. biennials
  10. biennium
  11. bienniums

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: biennial (page history and authors); biennial (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biennial (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); biennial (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biennial (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); biennial (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); biennial (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biennial (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biennial (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); biennial (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biennial (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); biennial (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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