quadrennial

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Etymology

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

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Adjective

quadrennial (not comparable)

  1. Happening every four years.
    Synonym: (rare) quadannual
    • 1852, Millard Fillmore, State of the Union Address:
      The quadrennial election of Chief Magistrate has passed off with less than the usual excitement.
  2. Lasting for four years.

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Noun

quadrennial (plural quadrennials)

  1. A four-year period, a quadrennium.
    • 2002, Rowing News (volume 9, number 14, page 20)
      International rowing's elite tend to think in terms of quadrennials — the four-year cycle between Olympic Games — but the addition of the light women's double to Olympic program prior to the 1996 Atlanta Games has also brought distinct eras to the event.