Definisjon av fortnight

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Noun

fortnight - a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight"
two weeks
period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
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Substantiv

fortnight - A period of fourteen nights; two weeks.

Adverb

fortnight - After a fortnight has passed.

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  • The fortnight is a unit of time equal to fourteen days. The word derives from the Old English feorwertyne niht, meaning "fourteen nights". Fortnight and fortnightly are commonly used words in Britain and many Commonwealth countries such as Pakistan, India, New Zealand, and Australia, where many wages, salaries, and most social security benefits are paid on a fortnightly basis.

Substantiv

  • Entall: fortnight
  • Flertall: fortnights

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