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TRIENNIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does triennial mean?
• TRIENNIAL (noun)
The noun TRIENNIAL has 1 sense:
1. the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Familiarity information: TRIENNIAL used as a noun is very rare.
• TRIENNIAL (adjective)
The adjective TRIENNIAL has 1 sense:
1. occurring every third year or lasting 3 years
Familiarity information: TRIENNIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
tercentenary; tercentennial; triennial
Hypernyms ("triennial" is a kind of...):
anniversary; day of remembrance (the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it))
Sense 1
Meaning:
Occurring every third year or lasting 3 years
Similar:
periodic; periodical (happening or recurring at regular intervals)
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