quadrenniumEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryquadrennium /kwäˈdrenēəm, kwɑˈdrɛniəm / ▸ noun (plural quadrennia /-ˈdrenēə/ or quadrenniums) a specified period of four years. – ORIGIN early 19th century : from Latin quadriennium, from quadri- ‘four’ + annus ‘year’.