How to pronounce quadrennial
American English pronunciation
kwah-DREN-ee-ul
- IPA
- /kwɑˈdɹɛni.əl/
- Syllables
- kwah · DREN · ee · ul (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What quadrennial means
Happening once every four years
In a sentence: The Summer Olympics are a quadrennial event, so fans wait four years between them.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for a four-year stretch, made from the Latin words for "four" and "year."
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