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fortnight

 

[ หˆfษ”หrnaษชt ]

Noun
Expressions and time
Context #1 | Noun

period of time

A fortnight is a period of two weeks.

Synonyms

14 days, biweekly, two weeks

Examples of usage

  • I will be going on vacation for a fortnight.
  • She will be staying with us for a fortnight.
Context #2 | Noun

video game

Fortnight is a popular online multiplayer video game developed by Epic Games.

Synonyms

multiplayer game, online game, video game

Examples of usage

  • My friends and I play Fortnight every weekend.
  • She spends hours playing Fortnight on her computer.

Translations

Translations of the word "fortnight" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น quinzena

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเค–เคตเคพเคกเคผเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช vierzehn Tage

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ dua minggu

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะดะฒะฐ ั‚ะธะถะฝั–

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ dwa tygodnie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ไบŒ้€ฑ้–“ (ใซใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใ‹ใ‚“)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท quinzaine

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ quincena

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท iki hafta

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท 2์ฃผ์ผ (์ด์ฃผ์ผ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฃุณุจูˆุนุงู†

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ฤtrnรกct dnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ dva tรฝลพdne

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไธคๅ‘จ (liวŽng zhลu)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ dva tedna

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ tvรฆr vikur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะตะบั– ะฐะฟั‚ะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ™แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ iki hษ™ftษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ quincena

Etymology

The word 'fortnight' originates from Old English, where 'feowertyne niht' meant 'fourteen nights'. It has been in use since the 14th century to refer to a period of two weeks. The term was commonly used in British English and is still in use today.

See also: fort, fortify, fortitude, fortress, fortune, forty.

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