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triennial
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. occurring every third year or lasting 3 years n. the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: tercentennial , tercentenary ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At their triennial congress on Sept. 15-21, 1990, delegates adopted a new party programme replacing that of 1975. ▪ June 30 would mark the end of the triennial contract cycle that had punctuated labor-management relations ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cyclic \Cyc"lic\ (s?k"l?k or s?"kl?k), Cyclical \Cyc"lic*al\ (s?k"l?-kal), a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko`s, fr. ky`klos See Cycle .] Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time. --Coleridge. (Chemistry) Having atoms bonded ...
Usage examples of triennial.
Chapter 10 Julia stood among the crowd inside the propylon of the Asklepion and listened to the seemingly endless program of poets competing in the triennial festival honoring the god.
He concluded by stating that the act for septennial parliaments must be repealed, and by proclaiming himself a convert to triennial parliaments.
After the triennial mating in the Desert, after the caves had been walled up with eggs inside to bake through the summer, after the hatchlings had flown, dragons lingered for a while before flying south to the Catha Hills and their wintering grounds.
Their writing is poor, and they're afraid of the triennial examination they will have to face as licentiates, so they've bought places in the Academy, and are about to set off for the capital.