Meaning & use
fortnight
A period of two weeks, commonly used as a unit of time in British English.
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We're renting the cottage for a fortnight over the summer holidays.
The magazine used to publish a brand-new issue every fortnight without fail.
A note on using this word
Fortnight is common in British English but rarely used in American English, where 'two weeks' is the standard phrase.
Words with a similar meaning
two weeks
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