Meaning & use
fortnightly
Happening or published once every two weeks, on a regular fourteen-day schedule.
See it in a sentence
The neighborhood newsletter comes out on a fortnightly basis, every other Friday.
Our team holds a fortnightly meeting to review progress on ongoing projects.
A note on using this word
Fortnightly is common in British English; American English more often uses biweekly, which can confusingly also mean twice a week.
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Another way to use it
2. adverb
Once every two weeks.
The magazine is published fortnightly rather than every single week.
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