Definition of fortnight
: a period of 14 days : two weeks They stayed with us for a fortnight.
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They stayed with us for a fortnight.
Origin and Etymology of fortnight
Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, from Old English fēowertȳne niht fourteen nights
First Known Use: before 12th century
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: a period of 14 days : two weeks
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