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单词 triennium
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triennium

[ trahy-en-ee-uhm ]
/ traɪˈɛn i əm /

noun, plural tri·en·ni·ums, tri·en·ni·a [trahy-en-ee-uh]. /traɪˈɛn i ə/.

a period of three years.

Origin of triennium

1840–50; <Latin: period of three years, equivalent to trienn(is) pertaining to three years (tri-tri- + -enn-, combining form of annus year + -is adj. suffix) + -ium-ium

Words nearby triennium

tried, tried-and-true, triella, triene, triennial, triennium, triens, Trient, trier, trierarch, trierarchy
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Example sentences from the Web for triennium

  • At the completion of his triennium he was chosen president of the Recollect hospitium in Mexico.

    The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700|Various
  • During the triennium of our father Méntrida, he was visitor and prior of Pasig.

    The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXIV, 1630-34|Various

British Dictionary definitions for triennium

triennium
/ (traɪˈɛnɪəm) /

noun plural -niums or -nia (-nɪə)

a period or cycle of three years

Word Origin for triennium

C19: from Latin, from tri- + annus a year
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