quadrennial

[ kwo-dren-ee-uhl ]

adjective
  1. occurring every four years: a quadrennial festival.

  2. of or lasting for four years: a quadrennial period.

noun
  1. an event occurring every four years, as an anniversary or its celebration.

Origin of quadrennial

1
1640–50; earlier quadriennial<Latin quadrienni(um) (see quadrennium) + -al1

Other words from quadrennial

  • quad·ren·ni·al·ly, adverb

Words Nearby quadrennial

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British Dictionary definitions for quadrennial

quadrennial

/ (kwɒˈdrɛnɪəl) /


adjective
  1. occurring every four years

  2. relating to or lasting four years

noun
  1. a period of four years

Derived forms of quadrennial

  • quadrennially, adverb

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