Triennial

Word TRIENNIAL
Character 9
Hyphenation tri en ni al
Pronunciations /tɹaɪˈɛnɪəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Triennial"

What do we mean by triennial?

Occurring every third year. adjective

Lasting three years. adjective

A third anniversary. noun

A ceremony or celebration occurring every three years. noun

Continuing three years: as, triennial parliaments; specifically, of plants, lasting or enduring for three years.

Happening every three years.

A mass performed daily for three years for the soul of a dead person. noun

A plant which continues to live for three years. noun

Any event, service, ceremony, etc., occurring once in three years; specifically, the third anniversary of an event. noun

Continuing three years. adjective

Happening, coming about, or appearing once in every three years adjective

Something which takes place or appears once in three years. noun

Happening every three years. adjective

Lasting for three years. adjective

A third anniversary. noun

Occurring every third year or lasting 3 years adjective

The 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) noun

A third anniversary.

A plant that requires three years to complete its life-cycle.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Triennial

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The word "triennial" in example sentences

The Finns won attention with their performances in triennial tests sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group funded by 30 countries that monitors social and economic trends. ❋ Unknown (2008)

However, important factors such as triennial property assessments and the homestead property tax cap, which limits taxable AV growth to

However, in the coming months the company and pension trustees will receive a triennial valuation for the deficit. ❋ Richard Wachman (2010)

The triennial Shoebox event marks its 10th exhibition March 1 through April 9 at the University of Hawaiʻi Art Gallery before going on the road. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For the New Museum's forthcoming triennial, "The Ungovernables," curator Eungie Joo spent two years visiting studios around the world, meeting artists from Buenos Aires to Hong Kong, Cairo to Harare. ❋ Kimberly Chou (2012)

The Fund's Triennial Surveillance Review will take place this year, providing an opportunity for IMF members to assess the progress that has been made in this area, as well as to set priorities for the coming triennial period. ❋ John Lipsky (2011)

A central issue at the triennial general assembly of the U. N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization is European Union efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions from airplanes by including them in its cap-and-trade system. ❋ Daniel Michaels (2010)

This could show a considerably worse funding hole compared with the last triennial valuation, conducted in April 2007. ❋ Richard Wachman (2010)

Spot foreign-exchange volume world-wide totals about $1.49 trillion a day, according to the Bank for International Settlements latest triennial survey. ❋ Stephen L. Bernard (2012)

Of about 150 proxy statements filed by companies last Friday, 82 recommended a triennial vote and 47 recommended an annual vote, Mr. Borges said. ❋ Jessica Holzer (2011)

In 2008, backed by the Creative Foundation, whose chair is the local philanthropist Roger de Haan, it staged its first triennial, an event so joyful and clever its memory ha s outlasted, in my own case, that of pretty much all the art I've seen since. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It pains me, then, to report that the second triennial is not quite so successful a proposition as the first. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Not surprisingly, leading companies like Microsoft support a triennial "say on pay" vote, as the law allows. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The commission's first triennial report into the subject, How Fair is Britain, shows that the proportion of people of African-Caribbean and African descent incarcerated here is almost seven times greater to their share of the population. ❋ Randeep Ramesh (2010)

Gammill, we should note, hosted Groening's highly attended talk last weekend as part of Ohio State University's triennial Festival of Cartoon Art. "After our talk on Saturday night, we were rushed out of the auditorium and into a car that zoomed away," Gammill tells us. ❋ Michael Cavna (2010)

The Anglican Church of Canada is pleased to announce that for the first time in its 117 year history, General Synod is offering religious based organizations and affiliates the opportunity to support its triennial national convention through a variety of unique sponsorship initiatives. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In return, as the licence holder of the Virgin brand, he receives annual or triennial fees that can amount to hundreds of millions over time. ❋ Unknown (2012)

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