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noun
the space of fourteen nights and days; two weeks.
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fortnight (ˈfɔːtˌnaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a period of 14 consecutive days; two weeks | |
| [Old English fēowertīene niht fourteen nights] | |
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fortnight
17c. contraction of M.E. fourteniht, from O.E. feowertyne niht, lit. "fourteen nights," preserving the ancient Germanic custom of reckoning by nights, mentioned by Tacitus in "Germania" xi. Related: Fortnightly.
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