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Bookmark or Share- Biannual vs. Biennial: What's the Difference? - GrammarlyBiennial pronunciation: Biennial is pronounced as /baɪˈɛn.i.əl/, also stressing the second syllable. Biannual vs. Biennial in a nutshell. To summarize, biannual is the term you're after if you are referring to events that occur twice within a single year, such as semi-annual sales.
- ‘Biannual’ vs. ‘Biennial’: Differences Between ‘Biannual’ and ‘Biennial ...“Biannual” and “biennial” are often used interchangeably, but there are key differences between the two. Learn when and how to use “biannual” vs. “biennial.”
- BIENNIAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comNoun. 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.
- Biennial Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterBiennials are plants that live two years, bearing flowers and fruit only in the second year. (Carrots and sugar beets are two examples; since we're only interested in their roots, we don't wait another year to see their flower and fruit.) In contrast, semiannual means "twice a year".
- BIENNIAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary1. 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.
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