Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fortnight
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(fortnights) A fortnight is a period of two weeks. (mainly BRIT) I hope to be back in a fortnight. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, from Old English feowerty?ne niht fourteen nights Date: before 12th century a period of 14 days ; two weeks FORTNIGHTLY I. adjective Date: 1800 occurring or appearing once in a fortnight II. adverb Date: 1820 once in a fortnight ; every fortnight III. noun (plural -lies) Date: 1940 a publication issued ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a period of two weeks. 2 (prec. by a specified day) two weeks after (that day) (Tuesday fortnight). Etymology: OE feowertiene niht fourteen nights ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun две недели a fortnight today, this day fortnight - ровно через две недели this fortnight - последние/последующие две недели ...Англо-русский словарь
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- contraction of O.E. feowertyneniht, lit. "fourteen nights," preserving the ancient Gmc. custom of reckoning by nights, mentioned by Tacitus in "Germania" xi. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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