quadrennium

n. 四年的时间

发音

US /kwɑˈdrɛniəm/
UK /kwɒˈdrɛnɪəm/
UK /kwəˈdrɛnɪəm/

词形变化

quadrennia quadrenniums 复数 quadrenniums quadrennia 复数

别名

quadriennium

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

period period of time time period

词源

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

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