quadrennial
noun
- an event occurring every four years
adjective
- happening or occurring every four years
- consisting of or lasting for four years
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kwɒˈdɹɛn.i.əl/ / /kwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), from quattuor (“four”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial.
- Happening every four years.
“The quadrennial election of Chief Magistrate has passed off with less than the usual excitement.”
- Lasting for four years.
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), from quattuor (“four”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial.
- 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.”