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[ kwo-dren-ee-uhl ] / kwɒˈdrɛn i əl /
adjectiveoccurring every four years: a quadrennial festival. of or lasting for four years:a quadrennial period. nounan event occurring every four years, as an anniversary or its celebration. Origin of quadrennial1640–50; earlier quadriennial<Latin quadrienni(um) (see quadrennium) + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM quadrennialquad·ren·ni·al·ly, adverbWords nearby quadrennialquadratics, quadrature, quadrature of the circle, quadrel, quadrella, quadrennial, quadrennium, quadri-, quadriad, quadribasic, quadric Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quadrennialThis quadrennial “running of the mulls” almost makes you feel sorry for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Matt Latimer: Why I Hate Town Halls and Undecided Voters|Matt Latimer|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST After every quadrennial vice-presidential audition, another cautionary guideline emerges. How Obama Will Cash In on Paul Ryan: Medicare, Taxes, Education & More|Robert Shrum|August 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST This is exactly when and how these quadrennial Democratic cluster-you-know-whats start. Michael Tomasky Gives the President Some Advice: Grow a Pair, Obama!|Michael Tomasky|June 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST When he floated his quadrennial idea three months ago, I assumed it was more of the same. Donald Trump's Platform for President in 2012|Lloyd Grove|January 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Who came up the shortest in the Capitol's quadrennial reshuffling? Washington's Five Biggest Losers|Ana Marie Cox|December 16, 2008|DAILY BEAST Both great political parties pledged their support in their quadrennial platforms. The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad|W. F. Bailey. The quadrennial renewal of all the municipal councils of France took place in May 1900. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7|Various Abolition candidates for the presidency began to be heard of and to be voted for at every quadrennial election. Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century|Various During the year 1789 and the first half of 1790 the Jewish question did not come up at the sessions of the Quadrennial Diet. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3)|S. M. Dubnow I did not believe as the quadrennial period approached in 1892 that Mr. Cleveland could be elected. Marse Henry (Vol. 2)|Henry Watterson
British Dictionary definitions for quadrennial
adjectiveoccurring every four years relating to or lasting four years Derived forms of quadrennialquadrennially, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |