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fortnightly

American  
[fawrt-nahyt-lee] / ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt li /

adjective

  1. occurring or appearing once a fortnight.


adverb

  1. once a fortnight.

noun

fortnightlies plural
  1. a periodical issued every two weeks.

fortnightly British  
/ ˈfɔːtˌnaɪtlɪ /

adjective

  1. occurring or appearing once each fortnight

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. once a fortnight

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a publication issued at intervals of two weeks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of fortnightly

First recorded in 1790–1800; fortnight + -ly

Example Sentences

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Fortnightly waste collections are set to be introduced in 2025-26, but other savings are expected to come in almost immediately.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

This was evidently the case in the town of Herndon, too, when the Herndon Fortnightly Club opened a community library at 660 Spring Street in 1927.

From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2023

He had visited the Fortnightly Club in Illinois and offered to back the club for the first year, according to David Brown, a Chesterfield board member.

From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2018

Clay Felker, the founding editor of New York Magazine, took over the publication in 1977 and attempted to revive it as Esquire Fortnightly.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2017

When "The Divine Adventure" appeared in the Fortnightly Review in November and December last, I received many comments and letters.

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona

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