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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbiennial
/baɪˈɛniəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Taking place once every two years.
"The city hosts a biennial art festival."
- 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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10 Global Lexicons: How "biennial" is said worldwide
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bisannuel
Transliteration: bisannuel
"C'est un événement bisannuel."
zweijährlich
Transliteration: zweijaehrlich
"Dies ist eine zweijährliche Veranstaltung."
biennale
Transliteration: biennale
"Questa è una mostra biennale."
bienal
Transliteration: bienal
"Es un festival bienal."
bienal
Transliteration: bienal
"Este é um evento bienal."
द्वि-वार्षिक
Transliteration: dvi-varshik
"यह एक द्वि-वार्षिक आयोजन है।"
两年一度的
Transliteration: liǎng nián yí dù de
"这是一场两年一度的艺术展。"
격년의
Transliteration: gyeongnyeon-ui
"이것은 격년마다 열리는 행사입니다."
2年毎の
Transliteration: ni-nen-goto no
"これは2年毎に開催されるイベントです。"
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