quadrennium

quad·ren·ni·um

Q0008000 (kwŏ-drĕn′ē-əm)n. pl. quad·ren·ni·ums or quad·ren·ni·a (kwô-drĕn′ē-ə) A period of four years.

[Latin quadriennium : quadri-, quadri- + annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]

quadrennium

(kwɒˈdrɛnɪəm) n, pl -niums or -nia (-nɪə) (Units) a period of four years Also: quadriennium [C17: from Latin quadriennium, from quadri- + annus year]

quad•ren•ni•um

(kwɒˈdrɛn i əm)

n., pl. quad•ren•ni•ums, quad•ren•ni•a (kwɒˈdrɛn i ə) a period of four years. [1815–25; < New Latin, alter. of Latin quadriennium=quadri- quadri- + -enn-, comb. form of annus year]

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quadrennium - a period of four yearsperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

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noun a period of four years

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