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fortnightly

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Inflections of 'fortnightly' (n): npl: fortnightlies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fort•night•ly  (fôrt′nīt′lē),USA pronunciation adj., adv., n., pl. -lies. 
adj. 
  1. occurring or appearing once a fortnight.

adv. 
  1. once a fortnight.

n. 
  1. a periodical issued every two weeks.
  • fortnight + -ly 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fortnightly /ˈfɔːtˌnaɪtlɪ/ chiefly Brit adj
  1. occurring or appearing once each fortnight
 adv
  1. once a fortnight
 n ( pl -lies)
  1. a publication issued at intervals of two weeks
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fort•night /ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a period of fourteen nights and days;
    two weeks.
fort•night•ly, adj., adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fort•night  (fôrt′nīt′, -nit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the space of fourteen nights and days;
    two weeks.
  • Middle English fourtenight, contraction of Old English fēowertēne niht. See fourteen, night bef. 1000

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