quadrennium

[ kwo-dren-ee-uhm ]

noun,plural quad·ren·ni·ums, quad·ren·ni·a

[kwo-dren-ee-uh]. /kwɒˈdrɛn i ə/.

a period of four years.

Origin of quadrennium

1815–25; <New Latin, alteration of Latin quadriennium, equivalent to quadri-quadri- + -enn-, combining form of annus year (cf. annual) + -ium-ium

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British Dictionary definitions for quadrennium

quadrennium

/ (kwɒˈdrɛnɪəm) /

nounplural -niums or -nia (-nɪə)

a period of four years

Origin of quadrennium

C17: from Latin quadriennium, from quadri- + annus year

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