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fortnight

[fawrt-nahyt, -nit] / ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt, -nɪt /
NOUN
fourteen nights and days; two weeks
Synonyms
STRONGEST
half-month two weeks
Antonyms


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A decision on Ndukwe's next steps is expected within the next fortnight.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Even a fortnight ago, it was estimated that 1 in 30 Korean adults had experienced a margin call.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Some parts of the UK are now approaching a fortnight of heatwave conditions.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

"Instead, we are likely to see a conservative outlook from the Federal Reserve when it meets in a fortnight," she added.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

A fortnight after the invitation to the Souls Night ball had been delivered, Lady Isobel and her daughters left Ash at Quinn House while they went into the City.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

Shefte: Indeed, the first two fortnights are dark and full of terrors.

From Seattle Times Sep. 27, 2023

WIMBLEDON, England — For all the days and fortnights and years of the early 2010s, the horizon didn’t seem to hold in store the kind of impressionist painting of the Thursday that Venus Williams just had.

From Washington Post Jul. 13, 2017

I’ll get used to it, probably in the next few fortnights or so.

From Slate Aug. 1, 2016

“Eleven-day fortnights, 16-hour days, pages and pages of dialogue.”

From The Guardian Apr. 23, 2016

Bhishma said, 'The wheel of time revolves with its divisions, viz., with Kalas and Kasthas and Muhurtas and days and fortnights and months and constellations and planets and seasons and years.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Virata Parva by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan



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