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biennial

[ bahy-en-ee-uhl ]

adjective

  1. happening every two years:

    biennial games.

  2. lasting or enduring for two years:

    a biennial life cycle.

  3. Botany. completing its normal term of life in two years, flowering and fruiting the second year, as beets or winter wheat.


noun

  1. any event occurring once in two years.
  2. Botany. a biennial plant.

biennial

/ ²ú²¹ÉªËˆÉ›²Ôɪə±ô /

adjective

  1. occurring every two years
  2. lasting two years Compare biannual
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a plant, such as the carrot, that completes its life cycle within two years, developing vegetative storage parts during the first year and flowering and fruiting in its second year Compare annual perennial
  2. an event that takes place every two years
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

biennial

/ ²úÄ«-Ä•²Ô′ŧ-É™±ô /

Adjective

  1. Completing a life cycle normally in two growing seasons.

Noun

  1. A biennial plant. In the first year, biennials normally produce a short stem, a rosette of leaves, and a fleshy root that acts as food supply. In the second season, biennials blossom, produce seed, use up their food supply, and die. Carrots, parsnips, and sugar beets are examples of biennials.
  2. Compare annual
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Confusables Note

See bi- 1.
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Derived Forms

  • ²ú¾±Ëˆ±ð²Ô²Ô¾±²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú¾±Â·±ð²Ô·²Ô¾±Â·²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of biennial1

First recorded in 1615–25; bienni(um) + -al 1
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The Americans were favourites to win a fourth successive title after domineering victories in the previous three editions of the biennial event.

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You are at a ceremonial site, but here the ritual is distinctive and contemporary: The pomp and circumstance in biennial art exhibitions like Desert X beckon the faithful to assemble from far and wide.

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The seventh edition of the biennial, which spotlights the work of regional artists, is curated by Essence Harden and Paulina Pobocha.

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Thirteen years on from his untimely death, the influence of the continent's most charismatic star is enduringly felt when Europe take on the USA in their biennial jousts.

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“The current biennial proposal puts costs and profits above the health and safety of Californians,†he said.

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