Quadrennial means consisting of or lasting for four years, or occurring or being done every four years.
Quadrennial significa que dura cuatro años o que ocurre cada cuatro años.
| Word | quadrennial |
|---|---|
| Date | December 19, 2009 |
| Type | adjective |
| Syllables | kwah-DREN-ee-ul |
| Etymology | Most things "quadrennial" occur every four years (that's the more common use). We can say, for example, that the U.S. presidential election is a quadrennial event. But we can also say that president's term in office is quadrennial, making good use of the "lasting four years" sense. The Latin combining form "quadri-" adds a factor of four to many English words: "quadriceps" (the thigh muscle, which has four parts), "quadrilateral" (a four-sided polygon), "quadragenarian" (a person in his or her 40s), and "quadricentennial" (a 400th anniversary), to name a few. The "-ennial" part of "quadrennial" has the same root as in "biennial" and "centennial"; all trace back to "annus," the Latin word for "year." |
| Examples | The 1990 U.S. soccer team was the first U.S team in 40 years to qualify for the championship tournament in the quadrennial World Cup. |
| Definition | 1 : consisting of or lasting for four years 2 : occurring or being done every four years |
Tags: wordoftheday::adjective
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