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quadrennial
[ kwo-dren-ee-uhl ]
adjective
- occurring every four years:
a quadrennial festival.
- of or lasting for four years:
a quadrennial period.
noun
- an event occurring every four years, as an anniversary or its celebration.
quadrennial
/ kwɒˈdrɛnɪəl /
adjective
- occurring every four years
- relating to or lasting four years
noun
- a period of four years
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Derived Forms
- quadˈrennially, adverb
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Other Words From
- quad·renni·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quadrennial1
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Example Sentences
This quadrennial “running of the mulls” almost makes you feel sorry for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
After every quadrennial vice-presidential audition, another cautionary guideline emerges.
This is exactly when and how these quadrennial Democratic cluster-you-know-whats start.
When he floated his quadrennial idea three months ago, I assumed it was more of the same.
Who came up the shortest in the Capitol's quadrennial reshuffling?
I fairly gloat over these quadrennial political campaigns of ours.
Quadrennial, kwod-ren′yal, adj. comprising four years: once in four years.
I did not believe as the quadrennial period approached in 1892 that Mr. Cleveland could be elected.
The quadrennial renewal of all the municipal councils of France took place in May 1900.
The campaign which followed the conventions was the most remarkable in the long history of our quadrennial spectacles.
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