No. 5,233 in Catalan
biennal
Occurring every two years.
In a sentence
El festival biennal d'art contemporani atreu artistes de tot el món.
The biennial contemporary art festival attracts artists from all over the world.
Here, 'biennal' functions as an adjective describing the frequency of the art festival, indicating it happens every two years.
La universitat organitza un congrés biennal sobre innovació.
The university organizes a biennial conference on innovation.
In this sentence, 'biennal' again serves as an adjective to describe an event, specifying the recurring two-year interval.
El museu ha publicat una revista biennal especialitzada en història local.
The museum has published a biennial magazine specialized in local history.
Here, 'biennal' signifies that the magazine is issued once every two years.
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