"biennial" meaning in English

See biennial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /baɪˈɛn.i.əl/ Audio: en-us-biennial.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛniəl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”) [from bis, bi- (“twice”) + annus (“year”)] + -al (suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, bi- + -ennial. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|biennium|bienni(um)|two-year period}} Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”), {{surf|en|bi-|-ennial}} By surface analysis, bi- + -ennial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} biennial (not comparable)
  1. Happening every two years. Tags: not-comparable Translations (happening every two years): двухгадо́вы (dvuxhadóvy) (Belarusian), двугоди́шен (dvugodíšen) (Bulgarian), biennal (Catalan), bianual (Catalan), tweejaarlijks (Dutch), joka toinen vuosi tapahtuva (Finnish), bisannuel (French), biennal (French), bienal [feminine, masculine] (Galician), biennal (German), zweijährlich (German), débhliantúil (Irish), biennale (Italian), 二年ごとの (ninen goto no) (alt: にねんごとの) (Japanese), daa-vleinoil (Manx), codwuroczny (Polish), codwuletni (Polish), bienal (Portuguese), bienal (Romanian), двухгоди́чный (dvuxgodíčnyj) (Russian), dà bhliadhnail (Scottish Gaelic), bienal (Spanish), дворі́чний (dvoríčnyj) (Ukrainian), дволі́тній (dvolítnij) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-biennial-en-adj-fOKBa4qE Disambiguation of 'happening every two years': 82 18
  2. Lasting for two years. Tags: not-comparable Translations (lasting for two years): двухгадо́вы (dvuxhadóvy) (Belarusian), kaksivuotinen (Finnish), biennal (French), biennal (German), zweijährig (German), διετής (dietís) (Greek), débhliantúil (Irish), 二年間続く (ninenkan tsuzuku) (alt: にねんかんつづく) (Japanese), 二年生の (alt: にねんせいの, ninensei no) [botany, biology, natural-sciences] (Japanese), екіжылдық (ekıjyldyq) (Kazakh), daa-vleinoil (Manx), dwuroczny (Polish), dwuletni (Polish), bienal (Portuguese), bienal (Romanian), двухле́тний (dvuxlétnij) (Russian), dà bhliadhnail (Scottish Gaelic), bienal (Spanish), дворі́чний (dvoríčnyj) (Ukrainian), дволі́тній (dvolítnij) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-biennial-en-adj-2tYaGSbh Disambiguation of 'lasting for two years': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: biennary [uncommon], biannual [proscribed] Derived forms: bienniality, quasi-biennial oscillation Related terms: biennium, biennially, biannual, semiannual

Noun

IPA: /baɪˈɛn.i.əl/ Audio: en-us-biennial.ogg Forms: biennials [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛniəl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”) [from bis, bi- (“twice”) + annus (“year”)] + -al (suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, bi- + -ennial. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|biennium|bienni(um)|two-year period}} Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”), {{surf|en|bi-|-ennial}} By surface analysis, bi- + -ennial Head templates: {{en-noun}} biennial (plural biennials)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Time, Two Translations (plant): bisannuelle [feminine] (French), débhliantóg [feminine] (Irish), lus dà bhliadhnail [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-biennial-en-noun-hm~LN6EO Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Two: 22 19 35 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi-, English terms suffixed with -al, English terms suffixed with -ennial, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 50 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 25 15 40 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 14 7 51 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ennial: 14 7 51 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 4 51 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 3 53 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 2 56 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 13 9 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 9 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 9 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 4 56 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 9 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 3 57 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 13 9 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 9 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 13 4 56 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 8 56 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 4 60 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 9 4 60 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 13 9 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 13 9 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 8 52 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 8 57 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 9 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 4 60 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 14 9 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 2 63 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 8 55 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 8 55 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 9 54 24 Disambiguation of 'plant': 100 0
  2. An event that happens every two years. Translations (event): biennaali (Finnish), biennale (Italian), biennal [common-gender] (Swedish), bienal (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-biennial-en-noun-0sXlC6kI Disambiguation of 'event': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "word": "lus dà bhliadhnail"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "event",
      "word": "biennaali"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "event",
      "word": "biennale"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "event",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "biennal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "event",
      "word": "bienal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "biennial"
}

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