"biannual" meaning in English

See biannual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bʌɪˈanjuːəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /baɪˈænjuəl/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-biannual.ogg
Etymology: From bi- + annual. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|annual}} bi- + annual Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} biannual (not comparable)
  1. Occurring twice a year; semiannual. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Synonyms (two times per year): half-yearly, semiannual, twice-yearly Translations (occurring twice a year; semi-annual): halfjaarlijks (Dutch), puolivuosittainen (Finnish), bianual (Galician), halbjährlich (German), εξαμηνιαίος (examiniaíos) (Greek), διετής (dietís) (Greek), félévenkénti (Hungarian), leathbhliantúil (Irish), semestrale (Italian), halvårlig (Norwegian), halvårs- (Norwegian), bianual (Portuguese), полугоди́чный (polugodíčnyj) (Russian), bianual (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-biannual-en-adj-rjH-Mwon Disambiguation of Time: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of 'two times per year': 65 35 Disambiguation of 'occurring twice a year; semi-annual': 84 16
  2. (proscribed) Occurring once every two years; biennial. Tags: not-comparable, proscribed Categories (topical): Time, Two Synonyms (every two years): biennial
    Sense id: en-biannual-en-adj-7isNidkX Disambiguation of Time: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Two: 24 52 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 42 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 30 39 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 59 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 60 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 74 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 65 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 66 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 66 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 65 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 65 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 67 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 16 67 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 74 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 16 66 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 67 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 74 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 78 12 Disambiguation of 'every two years': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bi-annual Derived forms: biannually

Noun

IPA: /bʌɪˈanjuːəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /baɪˈænjuəl/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-biannual.ogg Forms: biannuals [plural]
Etymology: From bi- + annual. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|annual}} bi- + annual Head templates: {{en-noun}} biannual (plural biannuals)
  1. Something occurring twice each year. Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-biannual-en-noun-lB1HQY2v Disambiguation of Time: 32 36 32

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2004, Lee Penn, “The Earth Charter”, in False Dawn: The United Religions Initiative, Globalism, and the Quest for a One-world Religion, Hillsdale, N.Y.: Sophia Perennis, →ISBN, page 380, footnote 5:",
          "text": "\"The Earth Charter opens a new phase[…].\" (Mikhail Gorbachev, as quoted in The Earth Charter Initiative, Biannual Report 2002–2003, Earth Charter International Secretariat, http://www.earthcharter.org/files/resources/Biannual%20Report.pdf, p 10,[…]).",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Occurring once every two years; biennial."
      ],
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        ],
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          "biennial",
          "biennial"
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      ],
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        "(proscribed) Occurring once every two years; biennial."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/baɪˈænjuəl/",
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    {
      "word": "bi-annual"
    },
    {
      "sense": "two times per year",
      "word": "half-yearly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "two times per year",
      "word": "semiannual"
    },
    {
      "sense": "two times per year",
      "word": "twice-yearly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "every two years",
      "word": "biennial"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "halfjaarlijks"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "puolivuosittainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "bianual"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "halbjährlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "examiniaíos",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "εξαμηνιαίος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dietís",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "διετής"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "félévenkénti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "leathbhliantúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "semestrale"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "halvårlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "halvårs-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "bianual"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "polugodíčnyj",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "полугоди́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "occurring twice a year; semi-annual",
      "word": "bianual"
    }
  ],
  "word": "biannual"
}

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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
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  ],
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      "form": "biannuals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "ref": "1995, Tamkang Review, volume 36, Taipei: Graduate School of Western Languages and Literature, Tamkang University, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 366:",
          "text": "It was a biannual from April 1970 to October 1977 and has been a quarterly since fall 1978.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Something occurring twice each year."
      ]
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/baɪˈænjuəl/",
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}

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