Meanings
alternative quadriennial
- not comparableHappening every four years.
The quadrennial election of Chief Magistrate has passed off with less than the usual excitement.
1852, Millard Fillmore, State of the Union AddressSynonyms: quadannual
- not comparableLasting for four years.
plural quadrennials · alternative quadriennial
- A four-year period, a quadrennium.
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.
2002, Rowing News, volume 9, number 14, page 20
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHappening every four years.
Origin
- Latinquadriennium“four-year period”
- Englishquadrennial
Borrowed from Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), from quattuor (“four”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 四年一次的, 為期四年的 /为期四年的
- 四年一次的 (sìnián yīcì de)happening every four years
- 為期四年的 /为期四年的 (wéiqī sìnián de)lasting for four years
Danish firårig, firårig
- firårighappening every four years
- firåriglasting for four years
Greek τετραετής
- τετραετής (tetraetís)happening every four years
Polish coczteroletni, czteroletni
- coczteroletnihappening every four years
- czteroletnilasting for four years
Russian четырёхле́тний
- четырёхле́тний (četyrjoxlétnij)lasting for four years
Ukrainian чотирирі́чний
- чотирирі́чний (čotyryríčnyj)lasting for four years
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with quadrennial
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