Meaning & use
biennial
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happening every two years, or, of a plant, completing its life cycle over two years
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The city holds a biennial arts festival, so the next one isn't until 2028.
Foxgloves are biennial plants, flowering only in their second year.
A note on using this word
Don't confuse 'biennial' (every two years) with 'biannual' (twice a year) — the two words are easily mixed up but mean very different things.
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