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Word entry · 9 letters

triennial

Best crossword clue

"Every third year"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /tɹaɪˈɛni.əl/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aeiilnnrtStarts with TEnds with L2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. occurring every third year or lasting 3 years

Word origin

From Latin triennium (“three-year period”), from tres (“three”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, tri- + -ennial.

Used in a sentence

  • triennial elections
  • They were constantly summoned to a triennial festival : and the most approved songs delivered at this assembly were ordered to be preserved in the custody of the king's historian or antiquary
  • triennial parliaments; a triennial reign

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Every third year9 letters
02Every three years9 letters

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