adj
Meaning 1
Occurring every two years; biennial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
biyearly
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adj
Meaning 2
Occurring twice per year; biannual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adv
Meaning 3
Every two years; biennially
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adv
Meaning 4
Twice per year; biannually
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
occurring or payable twice each year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: semiannual, biannual, half-yearly
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
occurring every second year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they met at biennial conventions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: biennial
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 7
twice a year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: semiannually
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 8
every two years
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- this festival takes places biennially
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: biennially
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English yearly English biyearly From bi- + yearly.