quadannual

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

quad- +‎ annual

Adjective[edit]

quadannual (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Once every four years; quadrennial.
    Hyponym: quarterly
    • 2011, Mark Dowie, Conservation Refugees, page 155:
      Under mounting pressure from native people, who began attending their quadannual conventions in the mid-1970s, both the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and World Parks Congress have voted by wide majorities their approval of []
    • 2011, S. D. Attri, L. S. Rathore, M. V. K. Sivakumar, Challenges and Opportunities in Agrometeorology, page 78:
      The quadannual cycle and the 36 day cycle were also observed in the spectra of SE and SW regions.
    • 2014, James T. Tweedy, Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management, Third Edition, page 95:
      FGI functions as a contractual, fundraising, and coordinating entity for the quadannual Guidelines revision process, supporting the work of the independent Health Guidelines Revision Committee []