- quadrennia
- kwɑ'drenɪəm /kwɒ'd- n. period of four years
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
quadrennia
Look at other dictionaries:
quadrennium — noun (plural niums or quadrennia) Etymology: Latin quadriennium, from quadri + annus year more at annual Date: 1754 a period of four years … New Collegiate Dictionary
Olympiad — Stadium at ancient Olympia An Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games of Classical Greece. In the Hellenistic period, beginning with Ephorus, Olympiads were used as calendar epoch. In this reckoning, the first… … Wikipedia
Wayne K. Clymer — Wayne Kenton Clymer (born 24 September 1917) is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1972. He also distinguished himself as a Pastor in the Evangelical United Brethren Church (E.U.B.); as a Preacher and Lecturer;… … Wikipedia
Clay Foster Lee, Jr. — Clay Foster Lee, Jr. is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1988. Contents 1 Birth and Family 2 Education 3 Ordained Ministry 4 … Wikipedia
Robert Hitchcock Spain — (born 26 October 1925) is a retired American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1988.Birth and FamilyHe was born in Loretto, Tennessee, the son of James Thomas and Grace (Hitchcock) Spain. His parents were both public… … Wikipedia
quadrennium — /kwo dren ee euhm/, n., pl. quadrenniums, quadrennia /kwo dren ee euh/. a period of four years. [1815 25; < NL, alter. of L quadriennium, equiv. to quadri QUADRI + enn , comb. form of annus year (cf. ANNUAL) + ium IUM] * * * … Universalium
quadrennium — [kwɒ drɛnɪəm] noun (plural quadrennia nɪə or quadrenniums) a period of four years. Origin C19: from L. quadriennium, from quadri four + annus year … English new terms dictionary
quadrennium — /kwɒdˈrɛniəm/ (say kwod reneeuhm) noun (plural quadrenniums or quadrennia /kwɒdˈrɛniə/ (say kwod reneeuh)) a period of four years. {New Latin, alteration of Latin quadriennium} …
quadrennium — [kwä dren′ē əm] n. pl. quadrenniums or quadrennia [kwä dren′ēə] [L quadriennium < quadri (see QUADRI ) + annus, year (see ANNUAL)] a period of four years … English World dictionary
quadrennium — n. (pl. quadrenniums or quadrennia) a period of four years. Etymology: L quadriennium (as QUADRI , annus year) … Useful english dictionary
