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wakerife
quadrennium
subjugate
xerophyte
conversazione

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PRONUNCIATION:

(kwa-DREN-ee-uhm)

MEANING:

noun: A period of four years.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin quadri (four) + annus (year), ultimately from the Indo-European root at- (to go), which is also the source of annual, annals, annuity, anniversary, and perennial. Earliest documented use: 1779.

USAGE:

"Maybe it's because I'm an Olympic dad, but my wife and I had a baby each quadrennium."
Jean Lopez, et al.; Family Power; Celebra; 2009.

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