triennial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Happening every three years.
  2. Lasting for three years.
noun
  1. A third anniversary.
  2. A plant that requires three years to complete its life-cycle.

Pronunciation

/tɹaɪˈɛni.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-triennial.wav

Word forms

triennial triennials

Etymology

From Latin triennium (“three-year period”), from tres (“three”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, tri- + -ennial.

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