triennial
adjective
tri·en·ni·al
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Definition of triennial
1
: occurring or being done every three years
the triennial convention
2
: consisting of or lasting for three years
a triennial contract
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Other Words from triennial
triennial
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triennially
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Examples of triennial in a Sentence
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The triennial meetings of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), an international treaty that regulates the trade of wild plants and animals, are among the most significant wildlife conferences in the world. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Wildlife Trade Conference Imposes Near-Total Ban on Sending Wild African Elephants to Zoos," 30 Aug. 2019 More than 50 of the 183 CITES members signed on as proponents of the proposal brought forth by Mexico—a record-breaking number of backers at any of the triennial meetings of CITES since it was enacted in 1973. — Rachel Fobar, National Geographic, "Mako sharks get new protections from trade," 25 Aug. 2019 Pope Francis is visiting Panama to preside over the church’s World Youth Day, the triennial international gathering of young Catholics. — Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, "Pope Brings Pro-Migrant Message to Central America," 24 Jan. 2019 That existing exemption, which also allows research institutions to use hack console firmware to get around such DRM, has been extended as part of the triennial review of such rules. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Researchers can now legally restore “abandoned” online game servers," 29 Oct. 2018 The triennial exemption process helps to temper some of the system's worst excesses, but a fundamental rethink of the law's approach would be even better. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Why a random federal agency gets to decide which devices we tinker with," 26 Oct. 2018 For the triennial, artist John Riepenhoff built a tandoor oven at Ohio City Farm so Afghan refugees could teach people how to make traditional flatbread. — Kelly Crow, WSJ, "Cleveland Hopes to Become the Next Venice," 11 July 2018 The triennial, which runs through Sept. 30 and is expected to be held every three years after that, is the brainchild of Fred Bidwell. — Kelly Crow, WSJ, "Cleveland Hopes to Become the Next Venice," 11 July 2018 Getting local audiences to buy into the triennial may be more important than luring the globe-trotters, some suggest. — New York Times, "New Triennial Offers Artists the Canvas of Cleveland," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'triennial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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