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Fortnight

//ˈfɔːt.naɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a period of fourteen consecutive days wordnet

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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