Associations to the word «Fortnight»

Wiktionary

FORTNIGHT, noun. (chiefly UK) (Ireland) (Australia) (New Zealand) A period of fourteen nights; two weeks.
FORTNIGHT, adverb. After a fortnight has passed.

Dictionary definition

FORTNIGHT, noun. A period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.