How do you call an event which is held every 4 years

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If annual means one year, is there any word for two,three, four.. year

...like Olympic Games or World Cup. Is there a word to describe their periodical characteristic or just simply "every 4 year"? There are words like Annual, Biennial, Triennial (every 1, 2, 3 years) but Quadennial seems not to be a valid word.

I see the word quadrennial in that question. But it does not appear in Oxford or Cambridge dictionaries. Is it OK if I use it in academic writing? — KiL, Aug 29 '12 at 05:01
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/quadrennial?region=us&q=quadrennial — Jim, Aug 29 '12 at 05:17

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 29 '12 at 05:10

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Quadrennial is the word.

http://www.wordnik.com/words/quadrennial

answered Aug 29 '12 at 05:10

Sarhanis

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While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes. – MetaEd Aug 29 '12 at 05:44
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I did answer the question. And the link is there for reference. It's not a link-only answer. – Sarhanis Aug 29 '12 at 05:49

How do you call an event which is held every 4 years

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