Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triennial

/tɹaɪˈɛni.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: tri-en-ni-al
IPA: /tɹaɪˈɛni.əl/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Happening every three years.

adj

Lasting for three years.

noun

A third anniversary.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"triennial elections"
"They were constantly summoned to a triennial festival : and the most approved songs delivered at this assembly were ordered to be preserved in the custody of the king's historian or antiquary"
"triennial parliaments; a triennial reign"
"September 13 1621, James Howell. letter to Sir William Saint John Triennial Subsidies"

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

triennials (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

triennium triennially biennial triannual

Synonyms

trieterical tercentennial tercentenary

Rhymes With

perennial centennial millennial biennial bicentennial quadrennial decennial

Questions

How do you pronounce triennial?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹaɪˈɛni.əl/.
What does triennial mean?: Happening every three years.
Where does triennial come from?: From Latin triennium (“three-year period”), from tres (“three”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, tri- + -ennial.

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