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Fortnight
WordNet
noun
(1) A period of fourteen consecutive days
"Most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Contracted form of . Compare .
Noun
- A period of fourteen nights; two weeks.
- 1852 Charles Dickens, Bleak House: We will proceed with the hearing on Wednesday fortnight.