# fortnight

Pronunciation: US say "FORT-nyt" /ˈfɔɹt.naɪt/; UK/AUS say "FAWT-nyt" /ˈfɔːt.naɪt/

## Noun

1. A period of two weeks, equal to fourteen days. *(dated, Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: A length of time equal to two weeks.
   - _The committee meets once a fortnight to review progress._
   - _They spent a fortnight touring the coast before heading home._

## Origin

From Middle English fourtenyght, from Old English fēowertīene niht, literally "fourteen nights": the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights. It combines the words for "fourteen" and "night."

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