Biennial Synonyms and Antonyms

bī-ĕnē-əl
Occurring every second year
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. biyearly
Having a life cycle lasting two seasons
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. two-year
Antonyms:
  1. perennial
  2. annual

Words Related to Biennial

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Biennial Sentence Examples

  • There is a biennial school appropriation of $15,000,000.

  • Meetings of the legislature are biennial, although special sessions may be called by the governor.

  • The sessions were biennial and limited to 60 days.

  • State elections were annual until 1897 when they were made biennial; they are held on the second Monday in September in even numbered years, Maine being one of the few states in the Union in which they are not held in November.

  • The General Assemblies are biennial, sessions limited to 90 days (45 before 1884); state and county elections are held at the same time (since 1902).

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