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quadrennium

UK/kwɒˈdrɛnɪəm/US/kwɑˈdrɛniəm/

quadrennium noun: a period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars.

Noun

quadrennium (plural quadrenniums or quadrennia)

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

quadrennium meaning in Tamil

quadrennium in Tamil

நாலாண்டு

Synonyms of quadrennium

Forms of quadrennium

pluralquadrenniums
pluralquadrennia

Origin of quadrennium

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

Questions about quadrennium

What does quadrennium mean?
Quadrennium means a period of 4 years, particularly (historical) the sets of four years in the ancient Egyptian and Greek calendars.
What is quadrennium in Tamil?
Quadrennium in Tamil is நாலாண்டு. See Quadrennium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is quadrennium?
Quadrennium is a noun.
How do you pronounce quadrennium?
Quadrennium is pronounced /kwɑˈdrɛniəm/ (US).
What is the plural of quadrennium?
The plural of quadrennium is quadrenniums.

Words near quadrennium in the dictionary

  1. quadremes
  2. quadrennia
  3. quadrennial
  4. quadrennially
  5. quadrennials
  6. quadrennium
  7. quadrenniums
  8. Quadri
  9. quadri-
  10. quadri-rotor
  11. quadriacceleration

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