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“biennial”
biannual, biennial, perennial
biannual (bigh AN yoo uhl) (adjective)
Occurring twice a year; semiannual: The family got together on a biannual basis to celebrate birthdays.
biennial (bigh EN ee uhl) (adjective)
Occurring every two years: Electing senators occurs on a biennial basis.
perennial (puh REN ee uhl) (adjective)
Persistent over a period of several years; continuing without interruption: The flowers in the border around the garden were of a perennial nature, ensuring bright colors year after year.
Edna's country cousins come to visit on a biannual basis; however, her cousins who live across the ocean come here on biennial trips. It is always great fun to garden together; Jane and Carmen like to plant perennial flowers which will be in bloom whenever their cousins come to visit them.
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bi-, bin-, bino-, bis-
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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-enni-, -ennial, -ennium
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biennial (adjective) (not comparable)
Pertaining to something that happens every two years: The family got together on a biannual basis to celebrate birthdays.
A biennial plant lives for two years and produces flowers and fruit in the second year.
Note: "biannual" means "twice a year"; which is, within the same year.
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-al; -ial, -eal
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bi-, bin-, bino-, bis-
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-enni-, -ennial, -ennium
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