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[ noun ] a period of fourteen consecutive days
Synonyms Examples "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight" Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)After another two_weeks , the first young emerge , four to eight small daughters that begin to play the role of worker_bees , collecting pollen and nectar in the field and caring for the new young generation while the queen retires to a life of egg_laying . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)During the two_weeks when the algae disappeared from the effluent BOD 's in the effluent were 18 and 16 mg / l . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Within two_weeks Warren was ringing the bell at the abbey gate . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Charles had died two_weeks before , in early November , without being reconciled to the Church . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)The story opens on the eve of his fifty-third birthday , as he prepares_for the two_weeks of festivities that are to follow . Related terms |
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