quadrennium
nounUS /kwɑˈdrɛniəm/ · UK /kwɒˈdrɛnɪəm/
Etymology From Late Latin quadrennium, from Latin quadriennium, from quadriennis (“4-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).
1
A period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars.
- Synonyms
- tetraeteris, tetraeterid, olympiad
- Related terms
- quadrennial
- Hypernyms
- quartet