"quadrennial" meaning in English

See quadrennial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kwɒˈdɹɛn.i.əl/ [UK], /kwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɛniəl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), from quattuor (“four”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|quadriennium||four-year period}} Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), {{surf|en|quadr-|-ennial}} By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} quadrennial (not comparable)
  1. Happening every four years. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Four Synonyms: quadannual [rare] Translations (happening every four years): firårig (Danish), coczteroletni (Polish)
    Sense id: en-quadrennial-en-adj-92wW~r6Z Disambiguation of Four: 36 31 33 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with quadr- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with quadr-: 40 23 37 Disambiguation of 'happening every four years': 82 18
  2. Lasting for four years. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Four Translations (lasting for four years): firårig (Danish), czteroletni (Polish)
    Sense id: en-quadrennial-en-adj-jlvCKsbo Disambiguation of Four: 36 31 33 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with quadr- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with quadr-: 40 23 37 Disambiguation of 'lasting for four years': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quadriennial Derived forms: quadrennially Related terms: triennial, biennial, perennial, annual

Noun

IPA: /kwɒˈdɹɛn.i.əl/ [UK], /kwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/ [US] Forms: quadrennials [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛniəl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), from quattuor (“four”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|quadriennium||four-year period}} Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), {{surf|en|quadr-|-ennial}} By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadrennial (plural quadrennials)
  1. A four-year period, a quadrennium. Categories (topical): Four, Time
    Sense id: en-quadrennial-en-noun-SAygUSRA Disambiguation of Four: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with quadr-, English terms suffixed with -ennial, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 83 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with quadr-: 40 23 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ennial: 21 11 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 6 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 4 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 3 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 10 7 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 11 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quadriennial

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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