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fortnight
fort·night F0272200 (fôrt′nīt′)n. A period of 14 days; two weeks.
[Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, fourteen nights : Old English fēowertēne, fourteen; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots + Old English niht, night; see nokwt- in Indo-European roots.]fortnight (ˈfɔːtˌnaɪt) na period of 14 consecutive days; two weeks[Old English fēowertīene niht fourteen nights]fort•night (ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt, -nɪt)
n. a period of fourteen nights and days; two weeks. [before 1000; Middle English fourtenight, contraction of Old English fēowertēne niht; see fourteen, night] fortnightIn British English, two weeks is often called a fortnight. I went to Rothesay for a fortnight.He borrowed it a fortnight ago.American speakers do not usually use this word. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | fortnight - a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight"two weeksperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
Translationsfortnight (ˈfoːtnait) noun two weeks. It's a fortnight since I last saw her. 兩星期 两星期ˈfortnightly adjective, adverb every fortnight. a fortnightly visit; He is paid fortnightly. 每兩星期一次的(地) 每两星期一次的（地） fortnight
Synonyms for fortnightnoun a period of fourteen consecutive daysSynonymsRelated Words- period
- period of time
- time period
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