Definitions For Biennium

Noun

BIENNIUM (plural bienniums or biennia) A period of two years.

Coordinate terms

1-year period See year#synonyms, year 3-year period triennium

Derived terms

biennial biennially

Translations

Galician: bienio, m Greek: διετία, f Turkish: iki yıl

Etymology

at the 2017 {{w, Venice Biennale}}. This international art exhibition is held every biennium.]] Borrowed from {{bor, en, la, biennium}}, from bi-, , prefix meaning ‘having two parts; occurring twice’ (from bis, , twice, from duis, from duo, , two, from {{der, en, ine-pro, duwo}}, *dwóh₁, , two) + annus, , year (ultimately from {{der, en, ine-pro, *h₂et-no-}}, probably from *h₂et-, , to go) + -ium, , suffix forming nouns (ultimately from {{der, en, ine-pro, *-yós, , suffix forming adjectives from nouns}}).