- quadrenniums
- kwɑ'drenɪəm /kwɒ'd- n. period of four years
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
quadrenniums
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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 — meaning ‘a period of four years’, has the plural form quadrenniums. The Latin word from which it is derived is quadriennium, but the first i has been lost under the influence of other words of this type such as decennium and millennium … Modern English usage
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
