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fortnight

adverb

  1. time period of two weeks
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noun

  1. time period of two weeks
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːt.naɪt/ / /ˈfɔɹt.naɪt/ / /ˈfɔɹt.nɪt/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English fourtenyght, fourtene nyght, from Old English fēowertīene niht (literally “fourteen nights"; the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights), equivalent to fourteen + night. Compare sennight.

  1. A period of 2 weeks.

    Holonyms: month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond

    Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond