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fortnight

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fort·night  (fôrtnt)
n.
A period of 14 days; two weeks.

[Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, fourteen nights : Old English fowertne, fourteen; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots + Old English niht, night; see nokwt- in Indo-European roots.]

fortnight
Noun
a period of 14 consecutive days [Old English fēowertīene niht fourteen nights]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fortnight - a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight"
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
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fortnight [ˈfɔːtnaɪt] n (BRIT) → quincena;
it's a fortnight since ... → hace quince días que ...
fortnight [ˈfɔːtnaɪt] n (Brit) → quinzaine f, quinze jours mpl;
it's a fortnight since ... → il y a quinze jours que ...
fortnight [ˈfɔːtnaɪt] (Brit) nvierzehn Tage pl, zwei Wochen pl;
it's a fortnight since ... → es ist vierzehn Tage or zwei Wochen her, dass ...
fortnight [ˈfɔːtnaɪt] n (BRIT) → quindici giorni mpl; due settimane fpl;
it's a fortnight since ... → sono due settimane da quando ...

fortnight
n fortnight [ˈfoːtnait]
two weeks It's a fortnight since I last saw her.twee wekeأسبوعانдве седмициdva týdnyfjorten dage; to ugervierzehn Tageδεκαπενθήμεροquincenakaks nädalatدو هفتهkaksi viikkoaquinzaineשְׁבוּעַיִיםदो सप्ताह14 dana, dva tjednakét hétdua pekantvær vikurdue settimane, quindici giorni2週間2주일, 14일dvi savaitėsdivas nedēļasdua mingguveertien dagenfjorten dagerdwa tygodniequinzenadouă săptămâniдве неделиštrnásť dnídva tednadve nedeljefjorton dagar (dar)รายปักษ์iki hafta兩星期два тижніدو ہفتے کا عرصہhai tuần
adjectiv / adv ˈfortnightly
every fortnight a fortnightly visit; He is paid fortnightly.twee weekliksكل أسْبوعَيْنна всеки две седмициčtrnáctidenní; čtrnáctidenněhver fjortende dag; hver anden ugevierzehntägigδεκαπενθήμερος, ανά δεκαπενθήμεροquincenal, cada quince díasiga kahe nädala tagantدو هفته یکبارjoka toinen viikkobimensuel; bimensuellementכָּל שְׁבועַייִםपाक्षिकpolumjesečan, koji se zbiva svakih 14 danakéthetenkéntisetiap dua pekanogni due settimane, ogni quindici giorni2週間ごとの(に)격주의; 격주로dvisavaitinis, kas dvi savaitėsdivnedēļu-; reizi divās nedēļāssetiap dua mingguom de veertien dagenhver fjortende dag, annenhver uke(przypadający) co dwa tygodniequinzenalmentebilu­narдвухнедельный;раз в две неделиštrnásťdenný; štrnásťdenneštirinajstdnevenna svakih četrnaest danavar fjortonde dag(สิ่ง) ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นทุก 2 อาทิตย์iki haftada bir olan, 14 günlük每兩星期一次的двотижневий; кожні два тижніپندرہ روزہhai tuần một lần

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But when a fortnight had passed they began to feel a little surprise that Hetty did not return; she must surely have found it pleasanter to be with Dinah than any one could have supposed.
Two months had come and gone before the convalescent in the Sacramento hospital was identified with Kirkman, the absconding San Francisco clerk; even then, there must elapse nearly a fortnight more till the perfect stranger could be hunted up, the portmanteau recovered, and John's letter carried at length to its destination, the seal still unbroken, the inclosure still intact.
"Yes,--not for good and all, of course, but just for, say, a fortnight, just a fortnight of rambles and adventures, and then to deliver me safe home again where you found me--"
 
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