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fortnight

[fawrt-nahyt, -nit] / ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt, -nɪt /
NOUN
fourteen nights and days; two weeks
Synonyms
STRONGEST
half-month two weeks
Antonyms


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And Lindblad says he can't wait to get back to racing again in the US in a fortnight.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The pontiff said the remarks, delivered days after a high-profile spat with the US president, had been written a fortnight earlier – "well before the president ever commented on myself".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

McIlroy will enjoy this victory, take the next fortnight off, then return to action before next month's US PGA Championship at Aronimink, near Philadelphia.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Her Easter sermon comes just shy of a fortnight after her installation as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, during which she said her teenage self could "never have imagined the future that lay ahead".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Prince Rhaegar was returning from Dome, and he and his escort had lingered here a fortnight.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin



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