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(B. Laxman, Bangalore)

Both words are derived from the same root: ‘bi’ meaning ‘two or twice’ and ‘annus’ meaning ‘year’. The two words, however, have very different meanings. An event that takes place biannually happens twice a year; perhaps, every six months. A ‘biennial’ event, on the other hand, takes place once in two years. The stress in both words is on the second syllable.

*The company will be publishing its biannual report next week.

*The editor is planning to bring out the new journal biennially

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