Log in or Sign up
  1. quinzaine love

Definitions

Wiktionary

  1. n. The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both days in the reckoning.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both in the reckoning.

Etymologies

  1. French (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “I shall be looking forward to more stories. une quinzaine = a fortnight (word commonly used in British English)”

    vivace - French Word-A-Day

  • “I loved the image that "pollinating their passions" brought to mind! quinzaine - two weeks (about 15) eventuellement - possibly vierge d'expérience - a newbee pavot - poppy”

    vivace - French Word-A-Day

  • “Created in the revolutionary year of 1968 by a group of French filmmakers, the Directors 'Fortnight (www. quinzaine-realisteurs.com) is one of the "parallel" festivals that run at the same time as the main feature.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Asia in Cannes

  • “* Note that la douzaine (dozen) and la quinzaine (two week period, fortnight) denote specific quantities.”

    composite - French Word-A-Day

  • “I've met a few new friends over the past quinzaine.”

    vivace - French Word-A-Day

  • “Monday, April 26, 2010 at 01:25 PM quinzaine - fifteen or so eventuellement- possibly adv”

    vivace - French Word-A-Day

  • “This time I'm frozen, eyes-glued to the pastry aisle, wondering about making quiche for a quinzaine.”

    French Word-A-Day:

  • “Nous avons commencé à développer ces thèmes de recherche . dans le cadre du livre "Le Management du troisième millénaire, Introduction à une nouvelle gouvernance pour un développement durable dans la société de l'information"qui en une quinzaine d'années est devenu un des livres de stratégie les plus vendus en France.”

    Archive 2008-11-13

  • “Premiere quinzaine de septembre ils ont dit au magasin donc bon j'attends j'attends ...”

    pinku-tk Diary Entry

  • “Cela dura une quinzaine: puis il fut rappele en Angleterre.”

    Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin

Show 10 more examples...

Lists

These user-created lists contain the word ‘quinzaine’.

Comments

No comments yet...

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

Tweets

Looking for tweets for quinzaine.

‘quinzaine’ has been looked up 776 times, loved by 1 person, added to 3 lists, and is not a valid Scrabble word.