fortnight

noun

fort·night | \ ˈfȯrt-ˌnīt

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Definition of fortnight

: a period of 14 days : two weeks They stayed with us for a fortnight.

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They stayed with us for a fortnight.

Recent Examples on the Web Pedri supplied Messi and Dembele as an attacking midfielder, but unfortunately will not be available for at least the next fortnight due to picking up a knock that forced him to make a 71st minute exit. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, "FC Barcelona’s Stars Believe They Can Pull Off An Amazing Double Title Win," 1 Mar. 2021 Fortunately for the Pfizer-BioNTech shot, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized its storage for up to a fortnight in more conventional freezers that are commonly found in US pharmacies. — Rahul Rao, Popular Science, "US COVID-19 testing rates have plummeted," 1 Mar. 2021 Within a fortnight, the app clocked 26.4 million downloads in the country. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "India’s new social media guidelines could make Signal’s strength its weakness," 25 Feb. 2021 The only people who live here are a crew of mostly-shirtless Brazilian Navy sailors who rotate every fortnight. — James Nestor, Scientific American, "Life on the Rocks," 12 Feb. 2018 Swiatek, for the most part, just hasn't let her opponents breathe during the fortnight. — Ravi Ubha, CNN, "Iga Swiatek powers into French Open final to continue roll, will face Sofia Kenin," 8 Oct. 2020 A few days before DeSantis made his comments, a fortnight before Christmas, astonishing scenes of irresponsibility were playing out in bars and clubs big and small across South Florida. — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, "South Florida parties on: No mask, no distancing, no problem inside bars and clubs," 17 Dec. 2020 Although the celebration of the season begins shortly after Thanksgiving and extends a fortnight to Tuesday, Jan. 7, for Orthodox Christians. — Joan Rusek, cleveland, "No pouting -- this season offers everyone a little something to celebrate: Valley Views," 7 Dec. 2020 In a fortnight, epidemiology was effectively given unprecedented authority over the daily lives of the world’s citizens. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "Pharma Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for the Covid Vaccines," 2 Dec. 2020

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fortnight

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English Language Learners Definition of fortnight

chiefly British : a period of 14 days : two weeks

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fortnight

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fort·night | \ ˈfȯrt-ˌnīt

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: two weeks

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