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Definition of "fortnight" []

  • A period of 14 days; two weeks. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fortnight" in a sentence
  • "General meeting to be adjourned from fortnight to fortnight* ntil committees are appointed."
  • ""One weekend in a fortnight is what's commonly awarded and it's not a meaningful time," said Adrienne Burgess, director of research at the Fatherhood Institute."
  • "If you think it useful to write to me, within a fortnight from the present date, direct to me at the post-office, Portsmouth."