interannual

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adjective

Occurring between years, or from one year to the next

“interannual variability”

OriginEnglish annual ← Middle English annuel ← Middle French annue →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterannual (not comparable)

alternative inter-annual

  1. not comparableOccurring between years, or from one year to the next

    interannual variability

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂et-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂etnós
  9. Proto-Italic*atnos?
  10. Latinannus
  11. Latinannuus
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Latinannuālis
  15. Anglo-Normananue
  16. Old Frenchanuel
  17. Middle Frenchannue
  18. Middle Englishannuel
  19. Englishannual
  20. Englishinterannual

From inter- + annual.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 年際 /年际
  • 年際 /年际 (niánjì)occurring between years
Finnish vuotuinen, vuosien välinen
  • vuotuinenoccurring between years
  • vuosien välinenoccurring between years
Russian междугоди́чный
  • междугоди́чный (meždugodíčnyj)occurring between years
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APA

interannual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interannual

MLA

“interannual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interannual. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interannual,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interannual.

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