Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biannual

/baɪˈænjuəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: bi-an-nu-al
IPA: /baɪˈænjuəl/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring twice a year; semiannual.

adj

Occurring once every two years; biennial.

noun

Something occurring twice each year.

Example Sentences

"The annual values were disaggregated into biannual values. Then the biannual values were disaggregated into quarterly values. Finally the quarterly values were disaggregated into the desired monthly values."
"Collection of papers presented at the workshops during the 1988 biannual symposia in February (New Orleans) and May (Innsbruck)."
"[…] the biannual meetings between the President of the European Council and the President of the United States were formalized, there were to be two meetings per year […]"
"Biannual newsletter / The Society publishes a twice yearly newsletter, called "Headlines"."
"Under a lease, Abel is required to make biannual rent payments, one in January and one in July[…]."
"The relative share of agriculture in GDP of the West Bank (calculated on the basis of fixed 1986 prices, and as a two-year average to deal with the major biannual fluctuations in olive production) declined[…]."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English annual English biannual From bi- + annual.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /baɪˈænjuəl/
British English: /bʌɪˈanjuːəl/

Inflected Forms

bi-annual (alternative) biannuals (plural)

Derived Forms

biannually

Synonyms

half-yearly semiannual twice-yearly biennial biyearly

Questions

How do you pronounce biannual?: The recorded pronunciation is /baɪˈænjuəl/.
What does biannual mean?: Occurring twice a year; semiannual.
Where does biannual come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English annual English biannual From bi- + annual.

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