"quadrennium" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kwɑˈdrɛniəm/ [General-American], /kwɒˈdrɛnɪəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kwəˈdrɛnɪəm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: quadrenniums [plural], quadrennia [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin quadrennium, from Latin quadriennium, from quadriennis (“4-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|quadrennium}} Late Latin quadrennium, {{der|en|la|quadriennium}} Latin quadriennium Head templates: {{en-noun|s|quadrennia}} quadrennium (plural quadrenniums or quadrennia)
  1. A period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars. Categories (topical): Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Astronomy, Four, Time Synonyms: tetraeteris, tetraeterid, olympiad Hypernyms: quartet Related terms: quadrennial [adjective]

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