triennial

triennial

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹaɪˈɛniəl/

• Audio (RP)

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• Rhymes: -ɛniəl

Adjective

triennial (not comparable)

1. Happening every three years.

   triennial elections

   • 1774-1781, Thomas Warton, History of English Poetry

     They were constantly summoned to a triennial festival : and the most approved songs delivered at this assembly were ordered to be preserved in the custody of the king's historian or antiquary

2. Lasting for three years.

   triennial parliaments; a triennial reign

   • September 13 1621, James Howell. letter to Sir William Saint John

     Triennial Subsidies

Synonyms

• (rare): trieterical

Related terms

• (noun): triennium

Translations

happening every three years

Danish: treårig Finnish: kolmivuosittainen French: triennal (fr) m Galician: trienal (gl) Italian: triennale (it) m or f Manx: tree bleeanagh Portuguese: trienal (pt)

lasting for three years

Danish: treårig Finnish: kolmivuotinen French: triennal (fr) m Galician: trienal (gl) Italian: triennale (it) m or f Ukrainian: трирічний (tryričnyj)

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Ido: (please verify) triyara (io)

See also

• triennially

Noun

triennial (plural triennials)

1. A third anniversary.
2. A plant that requires three years to complete its life-cycle.

Related terms

• biennial
• triennium
• triannual

Translations

plant that requires three years to complete its life cycle

Manx: treebleeantag f