biennal
Biennal is an adjective and sometimes a noun used to describe events or cycles that occur every two years. In English, the standard form is biennial, while biennale (and the less common biennal) are variants often found in the titles of art exhibitions and festivals borrowed from French or Italian. The term is also used in botany to describe plants that complete their life cycle over two growing seasons.
English usage tends to reserve biennial for two-year cycles and biennale for the event itself or to
Biennials are widely associated with contemporary art. They often feature national pavilions, thematic curations, and a
Because of spelling variations across languages, the exact usage of biennial, biennale, or biennal varies by