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noun the space of fourteen nights and days; two weeks.
Origin of fortnight before 1000; Middle English fourtenight, contraction of Old English fēowertēne niht. See fourteen, night
Words nearby fortnight Fort Monroe, Fort Moultrie, Fort Myer, Fort Myers, Fort Nelson, fortnight , fortnightly, Fort Orange, Fortovase, Fort Payne, Fort Peck
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A fortnight ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, accused Israel of committing "genocide" against the Palestinians.
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Afghanistan was almost forgotten in Britain, until the recent upsurge in British casualties: 16 dead in a fortnight .
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But it means bed for a fortnight or so, and you must go immediately.'
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For a fortnight the young soldier remained the same,—feverish, conscious only at intervals.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 | Various
There would be no difficulty as to Parliament; we can call them together at a fortnight 's notice.
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The Coxeyites had been in camp a fortnight when their trial began.
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This fortnight past I have been laughing in my sleeve, thinking to myself, 'How happy they are going to be!'
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British Dictionary definitions for fortnight noun a period of 14 consecutive days; two weeks
Word Origin for fortnight Old English fēowertīene niht fourteen nights
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