Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biennially

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: bi-en-ni-al-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Taking place every two years

Example Sentences

"It is said to be particularly useful when trees are inclined to bear only biennially, or in cases where trees are liable to overflower."
"The Malaysian Paralympiad, a national multisport and multidisability sport competition, has been organized biennially in Malaysia since 1982, and has grown steadily in terms of the variety of sports and number of participants, with the aim of training coaches and developing technical skills."

Etymology

Etymology tree English biennial Middle English -ly English -ly English biennially From biennial + -ly.

Synonyms

biannually biyearly

Questions

What does biennially mean?: Taking place every two years
Where does biennially come from?: Etymology tree English biennial Middle English -ly English -ly English biennially From biennial + -ly.

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