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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Triennial \Tri*en"ni*al\, a. [L. triennium the space of three
     years; tri- (see Tri-) + annus year. See Annual.]
     1. Continuing three years; as, triennial parliaments; a
        triennial reign. --Howell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Happening, coming about, or appearing once in every three
        years; as, triennial elections; a triennial catalogue; a
        triennial visitation. --T. Warton.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Triennial \Tri*en"ni*al\, n.
     Something which takes place or appears once in three years.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.]
     1. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles;
        as, cyclical time. --Coleridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Chemistry) Having atoms bonded to form a ring structure.
        Opposite of acyclic.
  
     Note: Used most commonly in respect to organic compounds.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: bicyclic; heterocyclic;
           homocyclic, isocyclic]
  
     Syn: closed-chain, closed-ring.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. Recurring in cycles[2]; having a pattern that repeats at
        approximately equal intervals; periodic. Opposite of
        noncyclic.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: alternate(prenominal),
           alternating(prenominal); alternate(prenominal), every
           other(prenominal), every second(prenominal);
           alternating(prenominal), oscillating(prenominal);
           biyearly; circadian exhibiting 24-hour
           periodicity); circular; daily, diurnal;
           fortnightly, biweekly; hourly; midweek,
           midweekly; seasonal; semestral, semestrial;
           semiannual, biannual, biyearly; semiweekly,
           biweekly; weekly; annual, yearly; biennial;
           bimonthly, bimestrial; half-hourly; half-yearly;
           monthly; tertian, alternate(prenominal);
           triennial]
           [WordNet 1.5]
  
     4. Marked by repeated cycles[2].
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     Cyclic chorus, the chorus which performed the songs and
        dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round
        the altar of Bacchus in a circle.
  
     Cyclic poets, certain epic poets who followed Homer, and
        wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes; -- so
        called because keeping within the circle of a single
        subject. Also, any series or coterie of poets writing on
        one subject. --Milman.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Triennial \Tri*en"ni*al\, a. [L. triennium the space of three
     years; tri- (see Tri-) + annus year. See Annual.]
     1. Continuing three years; as, triennial parliaments; a
        triennial reign. --Howell.
  
     2. Happening, coming about, or appearing once in every three
        years; as, triennial elections; a triennial catalogue; a
        triennial visitation. --T. Warton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Triennial \Tri*en"ni*al\, n.
     Something which takes place or appears once in three years.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  triennial
       adj : occurring every third year or lasting 3 years
       n : the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: tercentennial,
            tercentenary]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  triennial
     a.
     1 happen every three years.
     2 last for three years.
     n.
     1 A third anniversary.
     2 A plant that requires three years to complete its life-cycle.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  triennial
     a.
     1 happen every three years.
     2 last for three years.
     n.
     1 A third anniversary.
     2 A plant that requires three years to complete its life-cycle.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  triennial
     a.
     1 happen every three years.
     2 last for three years.
     n.
     1 A third anniversary.
     2 A plant that requires three years to complete its life-cycle.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  triennial
     a.
     1 happen every three years.
     2 last for three years.
     n.
     1 A third anniversary.
     2 A plant that requires three years to complete its life-cycle.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  triennial
     Engelska a.
     som inträffar vart tredje år

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Triennial /tɹˈaɪnɪəl/
  واقع كلّ ثلاث سنوات

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  triennial //tɹaɪˈɛniəl// 
  тригоди́шен
  happening every three years

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  triennial //tɹaɪˈɛniəl// 
  тригоди́шнина
  plant that requires three years to complete its life cycle

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  triennial /tɹˈaɪnɪəl/ 
  tříletý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  triennial /tɹˈaɪnɪəl/
  Dreijahres…, drei Jahre lang dauernd/gültig 
        "a triennial contract"  - ein Dreijahresvertrag

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  triennial /tɹˈaɪnɪəl/
  dreijährig  [bot.]
           Note: Pflanzen, die drei Jahre alt werden
   see: triennial plant, triennial
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  triennial /tɹˈaɪnɪəl/
  dreijährige Pflanze 
     Synonym: triennial plant
  
   see: triennial
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  triennial /tɹˈaɪnɪəl/
  dreijährlich, alle drei Jahre stattfindend 
        "the triennial convention of the organisation"  - der Kongress der Organisation, der alle drei Jahre abgehalten wird
     Synonym: three-yearly
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  triennial //tɹaɪˈɛniəl// 
  1. kolmivuosittainen
  happening every three years
  2. kolmivuotinen
  lasting for three years

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  triennial /tɹˈaɪnɪəl/ 
  1. त्रैवार्षिक
        "You will get the interest in triennial."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  triennial /tɹˈaɪnɪəl/
  tri godine, trogodišnji

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  triennial //tɹaɪˈɛniəl// 
  treårig 2.
  happening every three years
   3.
  lasting for three years

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  triennial /tɹˈaɪnɪəl/
  1. üç senede bir olan, üç sene süren
  2. üç senede bir olan veya üç sene süren şey
  3. üçüncü ylldönümü. triennially  üç senede bir.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/tɹaɪˈɛniəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  89 Moby Thesaurus words for "triennial":
     amphibian, angiosperm, anniversary, annual, annual holiday,
     aquatic plant, biannual, bicentenary, bicentennial, biennial,
     bimonthly, birthday, bissextile day, biweekly, catamenial,
     centenary, centennial, commemoration, cosmopolite, cutting, daily,
     decennial, deciduous plant, diamond jubilee, dicot, dicotyledon,
     diurnal, ephemeral, evergreen, exotic, flowering plant,
     fortnightly, fungus, gametophyte, golden wedding anniversary,
     gymnosperm, hebdomadal, holy days, hourly, hydrophyte,
     immovable feast, jubilee, leap year, menstrual, momentary,
     momently, monocot, monocotyl, monthly, name day, natal day,
     octennial, perennial, plant, polycot, polycotyl, polycotyledon,
     quadrennial, quarterly, quasquicentennial, quincentenary,
     quincentennial, quinquennial, quotidian, secular, seed plant,
     seedling, semestral, semiannual, semimonthly, semiweekly,
     semiyearly, septennial, sesquicentennial, sextennial,
     silver wedding anniversary, spermatophyte, sporophyte,
     tercentenary, tercentennial, tertian, thallophyte, tricennial,
     vascular plant, vegetable, wedding anniversary, weed, weekly,
     yearly
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 每三年一次的

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 每三年一次的
     n. 三年生植物,三年发生一次的事

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