triennial
adjective
occurring every three years.
triennially
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a word derived from
triennial.
Example Sentences
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Fitzpatrick would go on to propose the Los Angeles Festival, a follow-up international arts festival held triennially from 1987 to 1993.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
Montgomery County housing inspectors, who look at every apartment building triennially, have the option of sampling 10 percent or 50 percent of the units.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2016
It was founded in 1914 by British and American engineers, and is awarded triennially by the presidents of the representative British societies.
From Time Magazine Archive
A singular custom termed the Montem, of unknown origin, but first mentioned in 1561, was observed here triennially on Whit-Tuesday.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
The meetings are presided over by a majordomo elected triennially, and who must be the owner of a boat over 40 ft. long.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 by Various
