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> **試験期間は今日を含めて約2週間後の月末。**

**期間** : period; term; interval.

**含めて** ---> **含める** : 1. to include (in a group or scope)​, 2. to instruct;
to make one understand​, 3. to include (a nuance); to put in (an
implication)​, 4. to put in (someone's) mouth​, 5. to permeate with flavor.

In my interpretation, that sentence means that the exams/tests will be held in
about 2 weeks later (in 2 more weeks), at the end of the month. There's 2
parts that I don't quite understand, **期間** and **含めて** in that sentence. The
exams/tests will be held an completed in a day, so I wonder what the meaning
of **期間** in that sentence. **今日を含めて** literally translated as 'including
today', is it 'start from today' or 'after today' the 2 weeks period will be
counted from?

Thank you in advance for your kind guidance.
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試験期間は今日を含めて約2週間後の月末 meaning
This sentence seems puzzling to me, too. The literal translation is "The exam
period is at the end of the month, which is about two weeks later including
today." This の is an apposition marker (cf. 3日の月曜日 "Monday, the 3rd").

今日を含めて is "including today", but it is technically unnecessary (2週間後 is "14
days later", which is not ambiguous), and it does not go well with 約 ("about",
"roughly"). 試験期間 indeed means there are multiple days. If the exam is held
only for one day, 試験は(約)2週間後の月末(だ) should have been enough.
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