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bi⋅year⋅ly

  [bahy-yeer-lee]
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–adjective
1. biennial (defs. 1, 2).
–adverb
2. biennially; biannually.
3. twice yearly.
Origin:
1875–80; bi- 1 + yearly

Usage note:
See bi- 1 .

bi⋅en⋅ni⋅al

  [bahy-en-ee-uhl]
–adjective
1. happening every two years: biennial games.
2. lasting or enduring for two years: a biennial life cycle.
3. Botany. completing its normal term of life in two years, flowering and fruiting the second year, as beets or winter wheat.
–noun
4. any event occurring once in two years.
5. Botany. a biennial plant.
Also, biyearly (for defs. 1, 2).

Origin:
1615–25; bienni(um) + -al 1

Related forms:
bi⋅en⋅ni⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Usage note:
See bi- 1 .
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bi·year·ly   (bī-yîr'lē)   
adj.  

  1. Happening every two years. See Usage Note at bi-1.

  2. Happening twice a year; semiyearly.

adv.  

  1. Every two years.

  2. Twice a year; semiyearly.

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Science Dictionary
biennial   (bī-ěn'ē-əl)  Pronunciation Key 
Adjective   Completing a life cycle normally in two growing seasons.

Noun   A biennial plant. In the first year, biennials normally produce a short stem, a rosette of leaves, and a fleshy root that acts as food supply. In the second season, biennials blossom, produce seed, use up their food supply, and die. Carrots, parsnips, and sugar beets are examples of biennials. Compare annual, perennial.
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