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We have been through this is biennial convulsion four or five different times over the past 10 or 12 years, and now it appears that we are going through this quiet agony all over again.
Everett Dirksen

Meaning of "biennial" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIENNIAL

biennial  [baɪˈɛnɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIENNIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Biennial can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BIENNIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Biennial

Biennial means lasting for two years or occurring every two years. In particular, it can refer to: ▪ Biennial plant, a plant which blooms in its second year and then dies ▪ Biennale, the Italian word for "biennial" and a term used within the art world to describe an international exhibition of contemporary art, stemming from the use of the phrase for the Venice Biennale.

Definition of biennial in the English dictionary

The definition of biennial in the dictionary is occurring every two years. Other definition of biennial is an event that takes place every two years.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIENNIAL


centennial
sɛnˈtɛnɪəl
decennial
dɪˈsɛnɪəl
duodecennial
ˌdjuːəʊdɪˈsɛnɪəl
novennial
nəʊˈvɛnɪəl
octennial
ɒkˈtɛnɪəl
perennial
pəˈrɛnɪəl
postmillennial
ˌpəʊstmɪˈlɛnɪəl
premillennial
ˌpriːmɪˈlɛnɪəl
quadrennial
kwɒˈdrɛnɪəl
quadricentennial
ˌkwɒdrɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
quadriennial
ˌkwɒdrɪˈɛnɪəl
quinquennial
kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəl
semicentennial
ˌsɛmɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
septennial
sɛpˈtɛnɪəl
sesquicentennial
ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
sexennial
sɛkˈsɛnɪəl
tercentennial
ˌtɜːsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
tricentennial
ˌtraɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
triennial
traɪˈɛnɪəl
vicennial
vɪˈsɛnɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIENNIAL

bield
bieldy
Bielefeld
Bielersee
Bielorussia
bien
Bien Hoa
bien pensant
bien-pensant
biennale
Bienne
biennially
biennium
bienseance
bier
Bierce
bierkeller
biestings
biface
bifacial

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIENNIAL

bicentennial
bimillennial
ceremonial
colonial
congenial
cranial
denial
extracranial
finial
genial
hardy perennial
intracranial
matrimonial
millennial
multimillennial
patrimonial
quatercentennial
quincentennial
testimonial
venial

Synonyms and antonyms of biennial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «biennial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIENNIAL

Find out the translation of biennial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of biennial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «biennial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

两年一次
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bienal
570 millions of speakers

English

biennial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

द्विवार्षिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كل سنتين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раз в два года
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bienal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিবার্ষিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

biennal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dwitahunan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zweijährig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

2年に一度の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

격년
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biennial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hai năm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளுக்கு ஒரு முறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्वैवार्षिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iki yıllık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

biennale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dwuletnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

раз на два роки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bienal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διετή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tweejaarlikse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

biennal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

biennalen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of biennial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIENNIAL»

The term «biennial» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.124 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIENNIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «biennial» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «biennial» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about biennial

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3 QUOTES WITH «BIENNIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word biennial.
1
Everett Dirksen
We have been through this is biennial convulsion four or five different times over the past 10 or 12 years, and now it appears that we are going through this quiet agony all over again.
2
Shea Hembrey
I thought, 'A biennial needs artists. I'm going to do an international biennial; I need artists from all around the world.' So what I did was I invented a hundred artists from around the world. I figured out their bios, their passions in life and their art styles, and I started making their work.
3
Jerry Saltz
Appropriation is the idea that ate the art world. Go to any Chelsea gallery or international biennial and you'll find it. It's there in paintings of photographs, photographs of advertising, sculpture with ready-made objects, videos using already-existing film.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIENNIAL»

Discover the use of biennial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to biennial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The World's Water 2006-2007: The Biennial Report on ...
The 2006-2007 volume features overview chapters on:•Water and terrorism •Business risks of water •Water and ecosystems •Floods and droughts •Desalination •Environmental justice and water The book contains an updated chronology ...
Peter H. Gleick, Gary H. Wolff, Heather Cooley, 2013
2
Salon to Biennial - Exhibitions that Made Art History, ...
Salon to Biennial documents the most important international group art exhibitions from 1863 to today, and will become the key and most comprehensive reference book on the subject of contemporary art group exhibitions.
Bruce Altshuler, 2008
3
Politics and Aesthetics in the Arts
MICHAEL KELLY The 1993 Whitney Museum Biennial was one of the most controversial art shows in recent memory in New York City and in the art world in general.1 Critics from across the political spectrum objected either because the art ...
Salim Kemal, Ivan Gaskell, 2000
4
Biennial Budgeting: Three States' Experiences
The state of Ohio has had a biennial budget process since the early 1900s when the state had both a biennial legislative session and a biennial budget process. In the late 1960s, the state shifted its legislative schedule to an annual session ...
Susan J. Irving, 2001
5
Biennial budgeting : three states' experiences : report to ...
To determine the legislative perspective on biennial budgeting we interviewed state officials in legislative budget offices and members of the state legislatures ( including majority and minority party leaders and appropriations chairs). We also  ...
6
The World's Water Volume 7: The Biennial Report on ...
Since the first volume was published in 1998, the series has become an indispensable resource for professionals in government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.
Peter H. Gleick, 2012
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Biennial Report
Seventh Annual Report of Trustees, Superintendent and Treasurer of Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children 1 First Annual Report of Trustees, Architect and Treasurer for Eastern Hospital for Insane 1 Biennial Report of State Treasurer 1 Fifth ...
Indiana State Library, 1867
8
Biennial Report ...
Report for 1924/26 includes also statistical data of the Board of Charities and Corrections for the period July 1, 1922 to June 30, 1924.
California. Dept. of Social Welfare, 1928
9
Biennial Report
1922/24 covers the report of the Board of Charities and Probation, 1922/23, and that of its successor, the Dept. of Public Welfare, 1923/24.
Vermont. Dept. of Public Welfare, 1944
10
Biennial Review of Infertility: Volume 3
It is a testament to this achievement that the potential for cryopreserved egg banking is addressed in this biennial review. The recent withdrawal of the qualifier, “experimental,” from oocyte freezing by the American Society of Reproductive ...
Peter N. Schlegel, Bart C.J.M. Fauser, Douglas T. Carrell, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIENNIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term biennial is used in the context of the following news items.
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Performa Commissions New Work by Robin Rhode and Francesco …
Vezzoli created quite the art world moment at the 2007 Performa biennial when he staged a reading of Pirandello's 1917 play Right You Are (If ... «artnet News, Jul 15»
2
Turkish artists' work included in Milan Biennial on display
The 17th International Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean (BJCEM) will be held between Oct. 22 to Oct. 25 in Italy's ... «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
3
Biennial Sailing Race Coming to Marblehead July 5
On top of the town's harbor illumination and fireworks display, the biennial Marblehead to Halifax Race will set sail from Marblehead on Sunday ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
4
Toronto Biennial: An idea whose time has come, or gone?
Toronto has had biennial envy for years. The idea has been kicking around since at least the early '80s. The last time it surfaced was in 2010 ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
5
Ohio's biennial budget explained
COLUMBUS -- The $71 billion-plus biennial budget has been signed, sealed and delivered, following months of debate and lots of talk about ... «Wooster Daily Record, Jul 15»
6
Havana's Vital Biennial Was Trumped by a Stifled Voice
It was on this stage, or stages, that the 12th edition of the Havana Biennial unrolled in May and June. And, no surprise, the most interesting art ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Following Cancellation, Revised Kiev Biennial Announced
The curators of the cancelled Second Kiev Biennial have announced their revived project, now set to run from September 8 to November 1. «In the Air, Art+Auction's Gossip Column, Jul 15»
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Locals Vandalize Conceptual Art During and After the 12th Habana …
The irony of the 12th Habana Biennial lies in the fact that although it drew locals closer to art, it did so in a rather literal way. I am saying this ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Berkeley City Council adopts biennial budget
The city of Berkeley adopted the biennial budget for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 during its regular City Council meeting Tuesday. «Daily Californian, Jul 15»
10
Cretans Gather in Salt Lake City for Biennial Convention
More than one thousand Americans and Canadians of Cretan descent have gathered in Salt Lake City, Utah this week to celebrate the ... «The Pappas Post, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Biennial [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/biennial>. May 2024 ».
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