English Explanatory Dictionary

quadrennial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Happening every four years.
  2. Lasting for four years.
noun
  1. A four-year period, a quadrennium.

Pronunciation

/kwɒˈdɹɛn.i.əl/ /kwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-quadrennial.wav

Word forms

quadrennial quadriennial quadrennials

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), from quattuor (“four”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial.

Synonyms

quadannual

Related words

triennial biennial perennial annual

Derived words

quadrennially
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