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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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