"quinzaine" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kɛ̃.zɛn/ Audio: Fr-quinzaine.ogg Forms: quinzaines [plural]
Etymology: From quinze + -aine. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|quinze|-aine}} quinze + -aine Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} quinzaine f (plural quinzaines)
  1. about fifteen people, about fifteen things, etc. Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Fifteen
    Sense id: en-quinzaine-fr-noun-nhZToL9x Disambiguation of Fifteen: 42 42 16
  2. a period of fifteen consecutive days Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Fifteen, Time
    Sense id: en-quinzaine-fr-noun-v~eJxn~E Disambiguation of Fifteen: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Time: 0 69 31
  3. (by extension) two weeks; a fortnight Tags: broadly, feminine Categories (topical): Fifteen
    Sense id: en-quinzaine-fr-noun-OD~thd2F Disambiguation of Fifteen: 42 42 16 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -aine Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 11 82 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -aine: 20 24 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: centaine, cinquantaine, dizaine, douzaine, huitaine, quarantaine, soixantaine, trentaine, vingtaine

Inflected forms

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