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FORTNIGHTLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fortnightly mean?
• FORTNIGHTLY (adjective)
The adjective FORTNIGHTLY has 1 sense:
1. occurring every two weeks
Familiarity information: FORTNIGHTLY used as an adjective is very rare.
• FORTNIGHTLY (adverb)
The adverb FORTNIGHTLY has 1 sense:
1. every two weeks
Familiarity information: FORTNIGHTLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Occurring every two weeks
Synonyms:
biweekly; fortnightly
Similar:
periodic; periodical (happening or recurring at regular intervals)
Derivation:
fortnight (a period of fourteen consecutive days)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Every two weeks
Synonyms:
biweekly; fortnightly
Context example:
he visited his cousins fortnightly
Pertainym:
fortnightly (occurring every two weeks)
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