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biennium
 
SYLLABICATION:bi·en·ni·um
PRONUNCIATION:  b-n-m
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. bi·en·ni·ums or bi·en·ni·a (-n-)
A two-year period.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin : bi-, two; see bi–1 + annus, year; see at- in Appendix I.
 
 
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