quadrennial

---

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌkwɒˈdɹɛn.i.əl/
• (America) IPA: /ˌkwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/

Adjective

quadrennial (not comparable)

1. Happening every four years.

   1852, Millard Fillmore, State of the Union Address

   The quadrennial election of Chief Magistrate has passed off with less than the usual excitement.

2. Lasting for four years.

Related terms

• triennial
• biennial
• perennial
• annual

Noun

quadrennial (plural quadrennials)

1. A four-year period, a quadrennium.

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.004