quadannual

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adjective

Once every four years; quadrennial.

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Meanings

adjectivequadannual (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareOnce every four years; quadrennial.

    The quadannual cycle and the 36 day cycle were also observed in the spectra of SE and SW regions.

    2011, S. D. Attri, L. S. Rathore, M. V. K. Sivakumar, Challenges and Opportunities in Agrometeorology, page 78
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    Under mounting pressure from native people, who began attending their quadannual conventions in the mid-1970s, both the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and World Parks Congress have voted by wide majorities their approval of […]

    2011, Mark Dowie, Conservation Refugees, page 155

    FGI functions as a contractual, fundraising, and coordinating entity for the quadannual Guidelines revision process, supporting the work of the independent Health Guidelines Revision Committee […]

    2014, James T. Tweedy, Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management, Third Edition, page 95

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
quadrennial

Origin

From quad- + annual.

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APA

quadannual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadannual

MLA

“quadannual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadannual. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadannual,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadannual.

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