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fortnightly

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fort·night·ly  (fôrtntl)
adj.
Happening or appearing once in or every two weeks.
adv.
Once in a fortnight.
n. pl. fort·night·lies
A publication issued once every two weeks.
fortnightly Chiefly Brit
Adjective
occurring or appearing once each fortnight
Adverb
once a fortnight
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fortnightly - occurring every two weeks
biweekly
periodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"
Adv.1.fortnightly - every two weeks; "he visited his cousins fortnightly"
biweekly
Translations
fortnightly [ˈfɔːtnaɪtlɪ] adj → quincenal
adv → quincenalmente
fortnightly [ˈfɔːtnaɪtlɪ] fortnight adj → bimensuel(le)
adv → tous les quinze jours
fortnightly [ˈfɔːtnaɪtlɪ] fortnight adj → vierzehntägig, zweiwöchentlich
adv → alle vierzehn Tage, alle zwei Wochen
fortnightly [ˈfɔːtnaɪtlɪ] adj → bimensile
adv → ogni quindici giorni


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Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
This fortnightly meeting of a society for the free discussion of everything entailed a great deal of moving, and pulling, and ranging of furniture against the wall, and placing of breakable and precious things in safe places.
Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context
The Avonlea Debating Club, which met fortnightly all winter, had had several smaller free entertainments; but this was to be a big affair, admission ten cents, in aid of the library.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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