Meaning
two-year period
- a period of two years
- the first or second two-year stage of a course
In a sentence
Il corso dura un biennio.
The course lasts two years.
Mio fratello frequenta il primo anno del biennio.
My brother is attending the first year of the two-year cycle.
Nel primo biennio non studiavo economia.
In the first two-year period I didn't study economics.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| biennio | masculine · singular |
| bienni | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Formal or school-related word for a two-year period.
- Common in education: il primo biennio, il secondo biennio.
- Not used for age; say due anni, not un biennio, in everyday speech.