biennium
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biennium
- /baɪˈɛn.i.əm/ US
- /bʌɪˈɛn.ɪ.əm/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin biennium, from biennis (“2-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns), from bi- (“two”) + annus (“year”), q.v.
noun bienniums · biennia
- A period of two years, particularly for purposes involving intercalation or fiscal calculations. The Greeks being taught by their Oracles, that their accuſtomed Sacrifices were to be offered κατά τρία, which they underſtood as if their Year were to be regulated by the Sun, and their Days and Months were to be adjuſted by the motion of the Moon; were always ſolicitous, how by certain Periods the
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Talk about this word "biennium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/biennium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. biennium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/biennium "biennium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/biennium.Cite this
@misc{biennium_2026,
title = {biennium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/biennium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
