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Webster 1913 Edition


Fortnight

Fort′nightˊ

(?; in U.S. often ?; 277)
,
Noun.
[Contr. fr.
fourteen nights
, our ancestors reckoning time by nights and winters; so, also,
seven nights
,
sennight
, a week.]
The space of fourteen days; two weeks.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fortnight

FORT'NIGHT

,
Noun.
fort'nit. The space of fourteen days; two weeks.

Definition 2024


fortnight

fortnight

English

Noun

fortnight (plural fortnights)

  1. (chiefly Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A period of fourteen nights; two weeks.

Adverb

fortnight (not comparable)

  1. After a fortnight has passed.
    1852 Charles Dickens, Bleak House: We will proceed with the hearing on Wednesday fortnight.

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  • fortnight” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.