triennial
Happening every three yearsHappening every three years.
Translations
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Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Happening every three years.
triennial elections
трёхгоди́чныйtrjoxgodíčnyj
occurring every third year or lasting 3 years
(not comparable)Lasting for three years.
triennial parliaments; a triennial reign
September 13 1621, James Howell. letter to Sir William Saint John Triennial Subsidies
dreijährig
трёхле́тнийtrjoxlétnij, трёхгодово́йtrjoxgodovój
трирі́чнийtryríčnyj, трилі́тнійtrylítnij
Origin
From Latin triennium (“three-year period”), from tres (“three”) + annus (“year”). By surfaFrom Latin triennium (“three-year period”), from tres (“three”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, tri- + -ennial.
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