fortnight

Also known as fourteen nights, fourteen days, half of synodic month

A fortnight is a unit of time equal to 14 days (two weeks). The word derives from the Old English term , meaning "" (or "fourteen days", since the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights).

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conversion to standard unit: 14
conversion to SI unit: 1209600
P8168: Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens

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A fortnight is a unit of time equal to 14 days (two weeks). The word derives from the Old English term , meaning "" (or "fourteen days", since the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights).

==Astronomy and tides==