Fortnight
//ˈfɔːt.naɪt// noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A period of 2 weeks. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, dated
"Holonyms: month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond"
- 2 a period of fourteen consecutive days wordnet
Example
More examples"Derby Day is Wednesday fortnight."
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.
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