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quadrennium

[ kwo-dren-ee-uhm ]
/ kwɒˈdrɛn i əm /
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noun, plural quad·ren·ni·ums, quad·ren·ni·a [kwo-dren-ee-uh]. /kwɒˈdrɛn i ə/.
a period of four years.
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Origin of quadrennium

1815–25; <New Latin, alteration of Latin quadriennium, equivalent to quadri-quadri- + -enn-, combining form of annus year (cf. annual) + -ium-ium

Words nearby quadrennium

quadrature, quadrature of the circle, quadrel, quadrella, quadrennial, quadrennium, quadri-, quadriad, quadric, quadricentenary, quadricentennial
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British Dictionary definitions for quadrennium

quadrennium
/ (kwɒˈdrɛnɪəm) /
noun plural -niums or -nia (-nɪə)
a period of four years

Word Origin for quadrennium

C17: from Latin quadriennium, from quadri- + annus year
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