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biennial

/baɪˈɛniəl/
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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Taking place once every two years.

    "The city hosts a biennial art festival."
As noun
  1. 1

    A plant that takes two years to grow from seed to fruition and then dies.

    "Foxgloves are well-known biennials."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

From Latin bi- 'twice' + annus 'year' + -alis '-ial'.

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