quadrennium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars.

/kwɑˈdrɛniəm/ /kwɒˈdrɛnɪəm/ /kwəˈdrɛnɪəm/

quadrennium quadrenniums quadrennia

From Late Latin quadrennium, from Latin quadriennium, from quadriennis (“4-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

tetraeteris tetraeterid olympiad

quadrennial

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