HyperDic: fortnight

English > 1 sense of the word fortnight:
NOUNtimefortnight, two weeksa period of fourteen consecutive days
fortnight > pronunciation
Soundsfao'rtnay.t
Rhymesacolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...
English > fortnight: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningA period of fourteen consecutive days.
Example"most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight"
Synonymtwo weeks
Broadertime period, period of time, periodAn amount of time
Spanishquincena
Catalanquinze dies, quinzena
Adjectivesfortnightlyoccurring every two weeks

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