biennial
adjective
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Pronunciation: /baɪˈɛn.i.əl/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”) [from bis, bi- (“twice”) + annus (“year”)] + -al (suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, bi- + -ennial.
- 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.”
- Lasting for two years.
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”) [from bis, bi- (“twice”) + annus (“year”)] + -al (suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, bi- + -ennial.
- 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.
- 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.”