triennium
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- noun
- /traɪˈɛn.i.əm/
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trienio
- Based on the Anglican Communion's Five Marks of Mission, the budget for the Episcopal Church in the 2013-2015 triennium was adopted unanimously by the 77th General Convention on July 11.
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Last triennium, at the end of its three years together, the SCME proposed several resolutions, including A072 (to see the resolution, click here and scroll down to A072, then click "English current" on the right-hand side).
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The committee will review the performance metrics at the end of the triennium to assess progress.
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The budget, available here, is balanced at $111,516,032, compared to $111,808,350 for the current triennium, and comes with a small surplus of $30,000.
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The spending portion of the budget for the next triennium is allocated according to the Anglican Communion's Five Marks of Mission and the categories of administration and governance.
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The budget assumes $73.5 million in commitments from the church's dioceses, nearly $4 million less than that in the current triennium.
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The organization set ambitious goals for the next triennium to enhance its community outreach programs.
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During the last triennium, the students worked on numerous projects that showcased their learning.
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
triennium = tri + ennium
The prefix 'tri-' (three) is readily recognizable, but the combining form '-ennium' (period of years) is not a productive standalone English morpheme for many learners, so the full meaning is only partly derivable.
Etymology
The word triennium comes from the Latin parts tri- 'three' and annum 'year', like the tri- in trio or triangle and the annum in annual. So a triennium is a period of three years.