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triennial.

Happening every three years.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/tɹaɪˈɛni.əl/
  1. Happening every three years.

    not-comparable
    triennial elections
  2. Lasting for three years.

    not-comparable
    triennial parliaments; a triennial reign
Where this word comes from

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

noun/tɹaɪˈɛni.əl/
  1. A third anniversary.

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

Where this word comes from

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

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