Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quadrennial

/kwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: qua-dren-ni-al
IPA: /kwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Happening every four years.

adj

Lasting for four years.

noun

A four-year period, a quadrennium.

Example Sentences

"The quadrennial election of Chief Magistrate has passed off with less than the usual excitement."
"International rowing's elite tend to think in terms of quadrennials — the four-year cycle between Olympic Games — but the addition of the light women's double to Olympic program prior to the 1996 Atlanta Games has also brought distinct eras to the event."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadriennium (“four-year period”), from quattuor (“four”) + annus (“year”). By surface analysis, quadr- + -ennial.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: quadriennium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/
British English: /kwɒˈdɹɛn.i.əl/

Inflected Forms

quadriennial (alternative) quadrennials (plural)

Derived Forms

quadrennially

Frequently Paired Words

triennial biennial perennial annual

Synonyms

quadannual

Rhymes With

perennial centennial millennial biennial bicentennial triennial decennial

Questions

How do you pronounce quadrennial?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/.
What does quadrennial mean?: Happening every four years.
Where does quadrennial come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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