fortnight
noun
fort·night
ˈfȯrt-ˌnīt 
: a period of 14 days : two weeks
They stayed with us for a fortnight.
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Casado was outstanding in a 4-1 Champions League win against Kimmich's Bayern Munich a fortnight ago, and followed his impressive showing up with assists in a 4-0 routing of Real Madrid in El Clasico and a 3-1 victory over Espanyol on Sunday.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Recent storms Helene and Milton, which arrived within a fortnight of one another, have already resulted in $1.4 billion and $2.4 billion in losses respectively.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Colton scored four of them to help an 0-4 start turn into a 4-4 fortnight.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2024
The Tortured Poets Department: Spend a fortnight visiting our many local bookstores and maybe find some of Dylan Thomas' work.
—Lindsey Erdody, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Recent storms Helene and Milton, which arrived within a fortnight of one another, have already resulted in $1.4 billion and $2.4 billion in losses respectively.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Colton scored four of them to help an 0-4 start turn into a 4-4 fortnight.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2024
The Tortured Poets Department: Spend a fortnight visiting our many local bookstores and maybe find some of Dylan Thomas' work.
—Lindsey Erdody, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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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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