Is there a word to define a period of four months?
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/triannual although that definition does allow for irregular frequencies – Mar 28 '14 at 11:13
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1Related: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/83424/is-tri-quarterly-a-real-english-word-meaning-3-times-a-year – Andrew Leach Mar 28 '14 at 11:13
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Triannual is a frequency measure and has no connection whatsoever to a measure of time. – Fattie Mar 28 '14 at 12:38
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This question covers the title of your question (adverbs), and this one its body (nouns). – RegDwigнt Mar 28 '14 at 20:55
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Yes, there is: quadrimester. It means a period of four months, and is analogous to trimester for a period of three months. It is used almost exclusively in academic contexts.
Dutch and German have the same word, while French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese all spell it quadrimestre.
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I would say the word is tertial and that is a word used in many languages. https://second.wiki/wiki/tertial – Ola Ström Nov 30 '21 at 11:36