biennialadj.n.

Brit.

/bʌɪˈɛnɪəl/, U.S.

/baɪˈɛniəl/

Etymology: < Latin biennis of two years, biennium space of two years ( < bi- two + annus year) + -al suffix¹.

A. adj.

a. Existing or lasting for two years; changed every two years.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > lasting for several years > that lasts a specific number of years

seven yeara1393

quinquenniala1475

triennial1641

septennary1644

biennial1645

septenarian1647

septennial1648

diennial1656

quadrennial1656

trienniated1661

quintennial1687

semi-millenary1728

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xl. 81 The Duke is there [i.e. at Genoa] but Biennial, being chang'd evry two yeers.

a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo i, in Wks. (1721) III. 12 Biennial Stores they [ants] treasure under Earth.

1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 17 The land-snails are mostly biennial.

b. esp. of plants; see B.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by age or cycles > [adjective] > biennial

biennial1691

bisannual1725

1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 75 Some..very long lived, others only Annual or Biennial.

1755 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 69/2 The common hemlock is biennial.

1805 Knight in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 95 262 Annual and biennial plants.

2. Recurring, happening, or taking place once in every two years.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > occurring every specific number of years

quinquennal1532

quinquennial1601

five-yearly1619

centenary1620

septennial1640

triannual1640

triennial1642

septennary1644

sexennial1646

trieterical1646

novennial1656

octennial1656

trieteric1656

quinquennalian1692

quadrenniala1700

biennial1750

sexennary1753

lustral1781

centennial1797

quaternal1813

sextennial1814

septendecennial1834

septemdecenary1843

undecennarya1847

bicentenary1862

bicentennial1883

quadricentennial1889

trigintennial1894

twelve-yearly1906

vigintennial1921

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 61. ⁋6 Whom he condescends to honour with a biennial visit.

B. n.

Botany. A plant which springs from seed and vegetates one year (or growing season), and flowers, fructifies, and perishes the next.

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the world > plants > by age or cycles > [noun] > biennial

bisannual1725

biennial1772

biannual1884

1772 R. Waring in Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 385 Biennials..are the natural..product of such places.

1815 Encycl. Brit. III. 610 Of the esculent kinds, the cabbage, savoy, carrot, parsnip, beet, onion, leek, etc., are biennials.

Draft additions 1997

2. Chiefly U.S. An event taking place biennially; spec. (a) an examination formerly held at Yale (and subsequently at other American universities); (b) any of various named art exhibitions, music festivals, etc. (cf. biennale n.); later extended to include similar events not held biennially.

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society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > university examinations

fellowship examination1787

collections1799

responsions1810

response1813

little go1816

great go1820

Previous Examination1824

school1826

smalls1836

senate-house examination1837

tripos1842

honours examination1851

biennial1853

great1854

moderations1857

Mods1858

professional1890

Trip1909

previous1950

society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > held biennially > specific any named exhibition, festival, etc.

biennial1928

society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > an exhibition > [noun] > biennial exhibitions

biennial1928

biennale1968

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > a performance > [noun] > music festival

stethva1612

festival1753

music festival1790

musical festival1804

Eisteddfod1822

Sängerfest1865

mod1891

Oireachtas1896

songfest1903

biennial1928

pop festival1951

folkfest1963

fleadh1966

rockfest1966

fleadh cheoil1972

festie1988

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > display of pictures > [noun] > exhibition

exhibition1761

picture show1858

one-man show1879

biennial1928

retrospective1929

biennale1968

society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > held biennially

biennale1968

biennial1981

the world > time > period > year > [noun] > period of specific number of years > something occurring every specific number of years

septennual1641

quadrennial1856

biennale1968

biennial1981

1853 N. W. T. Root & J. K. Lombard Songs of Yale 4 The ‘Biennial’ is an Examination occurring twice during the course,—at the close of the Sophomore and of the Senior years, in all the studies pursued during the two years previous. It was established in 1850.

1928 Art & Archaeol. 26 170/2 The Eleventh Corcoran Biennial is..the most significant and the broadest exhibit ever hung in Washington.

1946 Britannica Bk. of Year (U.S.) 555/1 The year 1945 was the year of the Corcoran Biennial in Washington.

1981 Art News May 95/2 These ‘biennials’—a word used by rote now to indicate large juried, invitational survey shows—are actually descendants of the big annual painting salons of 19th-century Europe and the blockbuster Venice Biennale, which began in the 1890s.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	biennial
释义	biennialadj.n. Brit. /bʌɪˈɛnɪəl/, U.S. /baɪˈɛniəl/ Etymology: < Latin biennis of two years, biennium space of two years ( < bi- two + annus year) + -al suffix¹. A. adj. 1. a. Existing or lasting for two years; changed every two years. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > lasting for several years > that lasts a specific number of years seven yeara1393 quinquenniala1475 triennial1641 septennary1644 biennial1645 septenarian1647 septennial1648 diennial1656 quadrennial1656 trienniated1661 quintennial1687 semi-millenary1728 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xl. 81 The Duke is there [i.e. at Genoa] but Biennial, being chang'd evry two yeers. a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo i, in Wks. (1721) III. 12 Biennial Stores they [ants] treasure under Earth. 1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 17 The land-snails are mostly biennial. b. esp. of plants; see B. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by age or cycles > [adjective] > biennial biennial1691 bisannual1725 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 75 Some..very long lived, others only Annual or Biennial. 1755 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 69/2 The common hemlock is biennial. 1805 Knight in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 95 262 Annual and biennial plants. 2. Recurring, happening, or taking place once in every two years. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > occurring every specific number of years quinquennal1532 quinquennial1601 five-yearly1619 centenary1620 septennial1640 triannual1640 triennial1642 septennary1644 sexennial1646 trieterical1646 novennial1656 octennial1656 trieteric1656 quinquennalian1692 quadrenniala1700 biennial1750 sexennary1753 lustral1781 centennial1797 quaternal1813 sextennial1814 septendecennial1834 septemdecenary1843 undecennarya1847 bicentenary1862 bicentennial1883 quadricentennial1889 trigintennial1894 twelve-yearly1906 vigintennial1921 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 61. ⁋6 Whom he condescends to honour with a biennial visit. B. n. Botany. A plant which springs from seed and vegetates one year (or growing season), and flowers, fructifies, and perishes the next. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by age or cycles > [noun] > biennial bisannual1725 biennial1772 biannual1884 1772 R. Waring in Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 385 Biennials..are the natural..product of such places. 1815 Encycl. Brit. III. 610 Of the esculent kinds, the cabbage, savoy, carrot, parsnip, beet, onion, leek, etc., are biennials. Draft additions 1997 2. Chiefly U.S. An event taking place biennially; spec. (a) an examination formerly held at Yale (and subsequently at other American universities); (b) any of various named art exhibitions, music festivals, etc. (cf. biennale n.); later extended to include similar events not held biennially. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > university examinations fellowship examination1787 collections1799 responsions1810 response1813 little go1816 great go1820 Previous Examination1824 school1826 smalls1836 senate-house examination1837 tripos1842 honours examination1851 biennial1853 great1854 moderations1857 Mods1858 professional1890 Trip1909 previous1950 society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > held biennially > specific any named exhibition, festival, etc. biennial1928 society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > an exhibition > [noun] > biennial exhibitions biennial1928 biennale1968 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > a performance > [noun] > music festival stethva1612 festival1753 music festival1790 musical festival1804 Eisteddfod1822 Sängerfest1865 mod1891 Oireachtas1896 songfest1903 biennial1928 pop festival1951 folkfest1963 fleadh1966 rockfest1966 fleadh cheoil1972 festie1988 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > display of pictures > [noun] > exhibition exhibition1761 picture show1858 one-man show1879 biennial1928 retrospective1929 biennale1968 society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > held biennially biennale1968 biennial1981 the world > time > period > year > [noun] > period of specific number of years > something occurring every specific number of years septennual1641 quadrennial1856 biennale1968 biennial1981 1853 N. W. T. Root & J. K. Lombard Songs of Yale 4 The ‘Biennial’ is an Examination occurring twice during the course,—at the close of the Sophomore and of the Senior years, in all the studies pursued during the two years previous. It was established in 1850. 1928 Art & Archaeol. 26 170/2 The Eleventh Corcoran Biennial is..the most significant and the broadest exhibit ever hung in Washington. 1946 Britannica Bk. of Year (U.S.) 555/1 The year 1945 was the year of the Corcoran Biennial in Washington. 1981 Art News May 95/2 These ‘biennials’—a word used by rote now to indicate large juried, invitational survey shows—are actually descendants of the big annual painting salons of 19th-century Europe and the blockbuster Venice Biennale, which began in the 1890s. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1645
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