fortnight

CEFRB1

/ˈfɔːt.naɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A period of two weeks.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A period of 2 weeks.

Examples

  • We will proceed with the hearing on Wednesday fortnight.

  • Derby Day is Wednesday fortnight.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfɔɹt.nɪt/

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In context

  • We are taking a fortnight's holiday.

  • Holonyms: month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond

  • Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megase...

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English fourtenyght, fourtene nyght, from Old English fēowertīene niht (literally “fourteen nights"; the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights), equivalent to fourteen + night. Compare sennight.