quadrennial
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Borrowed from Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), from quattuor (“four”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial.
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quadrennial (not comparable)
- 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.
- Lasting for four years.
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happening every four years
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lasting for four years
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quadrennial (plural quadrennials)
- A four-year period, a quadrennium.