fortnight
noun
fort·night
ˈfȯrt-ˌnīt 
: a period of 14 days : two weeks
They stayed with us for a fortnight.
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With 14 first-team players on international duty over the next fortnight — ranging from Morgan Gibbs-White with England to Eric Moreira with the Germany under-19 side — Nuno can be forgiven for his caution.
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
There have been plenty of other deflating losses too, and it has recently been reported by SPORT that President Florentino Perez and the Italian will meet for a talk between the Champions League final in Munich on May 31 and the Club World Cup which kicks off in the United States a fortnight later.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
However, talks resumed, with a broad agreement struck a fortnight ago.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Adolescence’s first ep, which has dominated the global cultural zeitgeist over the past fortnight, has become the first ever UK streaming show to top the weekly British ratings chart while also amassing the biggest audience for any streaming TV show in the UK in a single week.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
There have been plenty of other deflating losses too, and it has recently been reported by SPORT that President Florentino Perez and the Italian will meet for a talk between the Champions League final in Munich on May 31 and the Club World Cup which kicks off in the United States a fortnight later.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
However, talks resumed, with a broad agreement struck a fortnight ago.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Adolescence’s first ep, which has dominated the global cultural zeitgeist over the past fortnight, has become the first ever UK streaming show to top the weekly British ratings chart while also amassing the biggest audience for any streaming TV show in the UK in a single week.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Fortnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortnight. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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fortnight
noun
fort·night
ˈfōrt-ˌnīt
ˈfȯrt-
: a period of 14 days : two weeks
fortnightly
adverb or adjective
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Etymology
Old English fēowertȳne niht "fourteen nights"
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