quadrennium
noun
a period of four years.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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As a result, the handful of Olympic hopefuls who get singled out for their potential star power have started demanding more cash than they did a few quadrenniums ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
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