QUADRENNIAL

Etymology

Adjective

quadrennial (not comparable)

Happening every four years.

Lasting for four years.

Noun

quadrennial (plural quadrennials)

A four-year period, a quadrennium.

Source: Wiktionary


Quad*ren"ni*al, a. Etym: [L. quadriennium a space of four years; quattuor four + annus year; cf. L. quadriennis. See Quadrate, and Annual.]

1. Comprising four years; as, a quadrennial period.

2. Occurring once in four years, or at the end of every four years; as, quadrennial games.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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