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fortnight

fort·night

UK/ˈfɔːt.naɪt/ US/ˈfɔɹt.naɪt/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

a period of fourteen consecutive days

  • “most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight”
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Origin

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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