Meanings
- not comparableHappening every three years.
triennial elections
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They were constantly summoned to a triennial festival : and the most approved songs delivered at this assembly were ordered to be preserved in the custody of the king's historian or antiquary
1774-1781, Thomas Warton, History of English Poetry - not comparableLasting for three years.
triennial parliaments; a triennial reign
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September 13 1621, James Howell. letter to Sir William Saint John Triennial Subsidies
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveoccurring every third year or lasting 3 years
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian тригоди́шен, тригоди́шнина
- тригоди́шен (trigodíšen)happening every three years
- тригоди́шнина (trigodíšnina)plant that requires three years to complete its life cycle
Danish treårig, treårig
- treårighappening every three years
- treåriglasting for three years
Finnish kolmivuosittainen, kolmivuotinen
- kolmivuosittainenhappening every three years
- kolmivuotinenlasting for three years
French triennal, triennal
- triennalhappening every three years
- triennallasting for three years
German dreijährig
- dreijähriglasting for three years
Italian triennale, triennale
- triennalehappening every three years
- triennalelasting for three years
Norwegian Bokmål treårig, treårig
- treårighappening every three years
- treåriglasting for three years
Polish cotrzyletni, trzyletni
- cotrzyletnihappening every three years
- trzyletnilasting for three years
Portuguese trienal
- trienalhappening every three years
Russian трёхгоди́чный, трёхле́тний
- трёхгоди́чный (trjoxgodíčnyj)happening every three years
- трёхле́тний (trjoxlétnij)lasting for three years
- трёхгодово́й (trjoxgodovój)lasting for three years
Spanish trienal
- trienalhappening every three years
Swedish treårig, treårig
- treårighappening every three years
- treåriglasting for three years
Ukrainian трирі́чний, трилі́тній
- трирі́чний (tryríčnyj)lasting for three years
- трилі́тній (trylítnij)lasting for three years
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with triennial
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