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quadrennial.

Happening every four years.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kwɒˈdɹɛn.i.əl/UK/kwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/US
  1. Happening every four years.

    not-comparable
  2. Lasting for four years.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), from quattuor (“four”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial.

noun/kwɒˈdɹɛn.i.əl/UK/kwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/US
  1. A four-year period, a quadrennium.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), from quattuor (“four”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial.

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