biennially
Definition
- Adverb:
- At intervals of two years; once every two years: "Biennially" describes an event, action, or occurrence that happens every second year.
Usage and Examples
- Adverb:
- The international conference is held biennially. (It is organized once every two years.)
- The committee meets biennially to review the policy. (The committee convenes every two years for this purpose.)
- This plant flowers biennially. (It produces flowers every other year.)
Advanced Usage
- In a biennial manner: Pertaining to or characteristic of a two-year cycle.
- The data is collected and published biennially. (The publication follows a strict two-year schedule.)
- Used to describe the frequency of events, publications, or biological life cycles.
Variants and Related Words
- Biennial (adjective): Lasting for or taking place every two years.
- A biennial exhibition. (An exhibition that occurs every two years.)
- Biennial (noun): A plant that takes two years to complete its life cycle.
- Parsley and foxglove are biennials. (These plants flower and seed in their second year.)
- Biannually (adverb): A distinct term meaning twice a year. (Note: Do not confuse with "biennially").
Synonyms
- Every two years
- Every other year
- Bi-annually (Note: This is a common but potentially confusing synonym; in precise usage, "biannually" means twice a year, while "biennially" means every two years.)
Antonyms
- Annually (every year)
- Monthly (every month)
- Daily (every day)
Related Phrases
- On a biennial basis: A phrase equivalent in meaning to "biennially."
- The report is updated on a biennial basis.
- Biennial event: A common collocation.
- The summit is a major biennial event for the industry.
Adverb
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every two years
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this festival takes places biennially
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