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English
Etymology
fortnight + -ly
Adjective
fortnightly (not comparable)
- Occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks.
Translations
occurring once in a fortnight
Adverb
fortnightly (not comparable)
- once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
- 1970, Lee Smith, "Between the Lines", as reprinted in, 2010, Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger, 2011 paperback edition, →ISBN, page 184 :
- That's where my column appears, in the Greenville Herald, fortnightly.
Translations
Noun
fortnightly (plural fortnightlies)
- A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).
- Synonym: (US) biweekly
Translations
a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly