biennium
/baɪˈeniəm/noun
उच्चारण बाइएनिअम
द्विवर्षीय अवधि
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a period of two years
द्विवर्षीय अवधि
- the budget for the next biennium
- The university has announced a research programme for the coming biennium.
- The government set aside funds for the whole biennium.
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- Over the biennium, the number of students doubled.
- The report covers the last biennium of the project.
Synonyms two years two-year period
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Synonyms
two years two-year period
AaSpelling
bi·en·ni·um
§Grammar and usage
Keep the frequency adjectives: biennial (every two years), biannual (twice a year), triennial, quinquennial, decennial, centennial.
आवृत्ति के adjectives याद रखिए: biennial (हर दो वर्ष), biannual (वर्ष में दो बार), triennial, quinquennial, decennial, centennial।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often (periods): a period of two years is a biennium; three years a triennium; five years a quinquennium; ten years a decade; a hundred years a century; a thousand years a millennium.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है (अवधि): दो वर्ष की अवधि biennium; तीन वर्ष triennium; पाँच वर्ष quinquennium; दस वर्ष decade; सौ वर्ष century; हज़ार वर्ष millennium।