fortnight. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

fortnight

SYLLABICATION:	fort·night
PRONUNCIATION:	fôrtnt
NOUN:	A period of 14 days; two weeks.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, fourteen nights : Old English fowertne, fourteen; see k^wetwer- in Appendix I + Old English niht, night; see nok^wt- in Appendix I.


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