Definitions for Biennial
bi·en·ni·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. biennialadjective

   (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season

2. biennial, two-yearadjective

   having a life cycle lasting two seasons

   "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"

3. biennial, biyearlyadjective

   occurring every second year

   "they met at biennial conventions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. biennialnoun

   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.

2. biennialadjective

   Happening every two years.

3. biennialadjective

   Lasting for two years.

4. Etymology: From biennium, from bis + annus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Biennialadjective

   Of the continuance of two years.

   Etymology: biennis, Lat.

   Then why should some be very long lived, others only annual or biennial? John Ray, on the Creation.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Biennial

   Biennial means (an event) lasting for two years or occurring every two years. The related term biennium is used in reference to a period of two years.

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1. Biennial

   Biennial is an adjective that describes something that occurs, is done, or is produced every two years. It can also refer to a plant that completes its life cycle and produces flowers or fruits within a span of two years.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Biennialadjective

   happening, or taking place, once in two years; as, a biennial election

2. Biennialadjective

   continuing for two years, and then perishing, as plants which form roots and leaves the first year, and produce fruit the second

3. Biennialnoun

   something which takes place or appears once in two years; esp. a biennial examination

4. Biennialnoun

   a plant which exists or lasts for two years

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Biennial

   bī-en′yal, adj. lasting two years: happening once in two years.—n. a plant that lasts two years.—adv. Bienn′ially. [L. biennalis—bi-, twice, and annus, a year.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. biennial

   taking place every other year.

   the first of a series of biennial exhibitions

   
   

   Submitted by Dr.Rupayan Talukder on April 17, 2018  

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1. Biennial

   Biannual vs. Biennial -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Biannual and Biennial.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Biennial in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Biennial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Biennial in a Sentence

1. Jozy Altidore:

   We just couldnt put our chances away tonight, if Jozy Altidore look at that 10 -, 15-minute period, we kind of lost the game a bit. We were trying to play out of the back and stick to our guns, but maybe it was a time to kind of get up Soldier Field and try to get in their half and kind of change that momentum a bit. Mexico was playing in its first tournament under new coach Tata Martino. El Tri has not lost a competitive match to the U.S. since 2013, winning three, drawing one and re-establishing itself as the regions power. Gregg Berhalter, the first American to coach the national team after playing in the World Cup for the U.S., wants a possession-based team. Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup will not start until next summer, leaving the biennial championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean as the first measuring test.

2. Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara:

   We are not against the Havana biennial, but why should we not project our ideas from an alternative platform or that of individual art?

3. Gonzalez Fernandez:

   The biennial at the end of the day is a kind of mirror of Cuban society where the independent scene is growing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Biennial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Biennial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Biennial
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biennial
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Biennial
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Biennial