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quadrennia
quad·ren·ni·um
/
kwɒˈdrɛn
i
əm
/
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[
kwo-
dren
-ee-
uh
m
]
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noun,
plural
quad·ren·ni·ums,
quad·ren·ni·a
/
kwɒˈdrɛn
i
ə
/
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[
kwo-
dren
-ee-
uh
]
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.
a period of four years.
Origin:
1815–25;
<
Neo-Latin,
alteration of
Latin
quadriennium,
equivalent to
quadri-
quadri-
+
-enn-,
combining form of
annus
year (cf.
annual
) +
-ium
-ium
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quadrennium
(kwɒˈdrɛnɪəm)
—
n
,
pl
-niums
,
-nia
a period of four years
[C17: from Latin
quadriennium,
from
quadri-
+
annus
year]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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