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quadrennium

/kwɑˈdrɛniəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
qua-dren-ni-um
IPA
/kwɑˈdrɛniəm/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars.

Etymology

From Late Latin quadrennium, from Latin quadriennium, from quadriennis (“4-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kwɑˈdrɛniəm/
  • British English: /kwɒˈdrɛnɪəm/

Inflected Forms

quadrenniums (plural) quadrennia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

quadrennial

Synonyms

tetraeteris tetraeterid olympiad

Questions

How do you pronounce quadrennium?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwɑˈdrɛniəm/.
What does quadrennium mean?
A period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars.
Where does quadrennium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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