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biennial

/baɪˈeniəl/bigh-EH-nee-uhl
/baɪˈɛniəl/bigh-EH-nee-uhl

Meaninga year

Common meaning: every two years

Journey through time

  1. Latinannus‘a year’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsa year → for two yearsbiennalis‘for two years’source
  3. Englishbiennial‘every two years’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin annus ‘a year’.

Roots

Related words

anniversaryannualmillenniumperennial

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