- fortnightly
- I. adjective Date: 1800 occurring or appearing once in a fortnight II. adverb Date: 1820 once in a fortnight ; every fortnight III. noun (plural -lies) Date: 1940 a publication issued fortnightly
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Fortnightly — Fort night ly, a. Occurring or appearing once in a fortnight; as, a fortnightly meeting of a club; a fortnightly magazine, or other publication. adv. Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a fortnight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fortnightly — chiefly Brit. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ happening or produced every two weeks. ► ADVERB ▪ every two weeks. ► NOUN (pl. fortnightlies) ▪ a magazine issued every two weeks … English terms dictionary
fortnightly — [fôrt′nīt΄lē; ] also, esp. for adv. [ fôrt nīt′lē] Chiefly Brit. adj., adv. once in every fortnight, or at two week intervals n. pl. fortnightlies a periodical issued at two week intervals … English World dictionary
fortnightly — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)tnaɪtli[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A fortnightly event or publication happens or appears once every two weeks. [BRIT] They are now holding their fortnightly meetings at The New Invention Victory Club. ...an exciting new fortnightly magazine. ADV … English dictionary
fortnightly — 1. noun a publication issued fortnightly; a bi weekly 2. adjective occurring once in a fortnight 3. adverb once in a fortnight … Wiktionary
fortnightly — fort|night|ly [ˈfo:tnaıtli US ˈfo:rt ] adj, adv BrE happening every fortnight or once a fortnight ▪ We used to dread my uncle s fortnightly visits … Dictionary of contemporary English
fortnightly — adjective, adverb BrE happening every fortnight or once a fortnight: We used to dread my uncle s fortnightly visits … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fortnightly — UK [ˈfɔː(r)tnaɪtlɪ] / US [ˈfɔrtˌnaɪtlɪ] adjective, adverb British happening every two weeks a fortnightly review … English dictionary
Fortnightly Review — was one of the most important and influential magazines in nineteenth century England. It was founded in 1865 by Anthony Trollope, Frederic Harrison, Edward Spencer Beesly, and six others with an investment of ₤9,000; the first edition appeared… … Wikipedia
Fortnightly Rubbish Collections — are a controversial system of collecting rubbish in the United Kingdom which have steadily been introduced by many local authorities since 2005, allegedly as a means of encouraging householders to recycle their rubbish. Whereas some view the… … Wikipedia
