fortnight
noun
fort·night
ˈfȯrt-ˌnīt 
: a period of 14 days : two weeks
They stayed with us for a fortnight.
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For the second time in a fortnight, the danger was backed up with results.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
According to Kelce’s dad, the proposal actually occurred around two weeks — or a fortnight for those into adding more easter egg pursuits into the basket — prior to the couple’s public announcement on Tuesday.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
The tour rolled on into Toronto’s Rogers Stadium over the weekend (Aug. 4), heralding the start of a North American leg that includes dates in Chicago, East Rutherford and Pasadena over the next fortnight.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Sunderland have never known a shake-up of personnel like this one in their 146 years, and there is still scope for more with a fortnight of the transfer window remaining.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
According to Kelce’s dad, the proposal actually occurred around two weeks — or a fortnight for those into adding more easter egg pursuits into the basket — prior to the couple’s public announcement on Tuesday.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
The tour rolled on into Toronto’s Rogers Stadium over the weekend (Aug. 4), heralding the start of a North American leg that includes dates in Chicago, East Rutherford and Pasadena over the next fortnight.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Sunderland have never known a shake-up of personnel like this one in their 146 years, and there is still scope for more with a fortnight of the transfer window remaining.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 20 Aug. 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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