noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/baɪˈɛn.i.əm/
Received-Pronunciation:/bʌɪˈɛn.ɪ.əm/
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noun
Meaning 1
A period of two years, particularly for purposes involving intercalation or fiscal calculations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Latin biennium, from biennis (“2-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns), from bi- (“two”) + annus (“year”), q.v.
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Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.