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triennium

/traɪˈɛniəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
tri-en-ni-um
IPA
/traɪˈɛniəm/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of three years.

Etymology

From Latin triennium, from triennis (“3-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /traɪˈɛniəm/
  • British English: /trʌɪˈɛnɪəm/

Inflected Forms

trienniums (plural) triennia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

triennial triennal trieterical trienniated triennially

Questions

How do you pronounce triennium?
The recorded pronunciation is /traɪˈɛniəm/.
What does triennium mean?
A period of three years.
Where does triennium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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