triennium

[ trahy-en-ee-uhm ]

noun

, plural tri·en·ni·ums, tri·en·ni·a [trahy-, en, -ee-, uh].

1. a period of three years.

triennium

/ traɪˈɛnɪəm /

noun

1. a period or cycle of three years

Word History and Origins

Origin of triennium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of triennium¹

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

Example Sentences

De quo vos per triennium deliberastis, nihil efficientes, nos intra horam omnem absolvemus.

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During the triennium of our father Méntrida, he was visitor and prior of Pasig.

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Quod ergo significavit triennium in Arbore, hoc octo decem Anni in illa Muliere.

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

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Totum triennium Sacr Scriptur monumentis periegendis impendit.

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