Fortnight


 
 

A fortnight is a unit of time equal to two weeks: that is 14 days, or literally 14 nights. The term is commonly used in British English and Australian English. It derives from the Old English feowertiene niht, meaning "fourteen nights".

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  • 1 fortnight = 2 sennights (or two weeks)
  • 1 fortnight = 336 hours
  • 1 fortnight = 20,160 minutes
  • 1 fortnight = 1,209,600 seconds

 

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British English: British English (BrE) is a term used loosely to refer to the form of the English language written in the British Isles, and more narrowly as spoken in the south of England (extending elsewhere with varying degrees). For historical reasons dating back to the rise of London in the 9th century, the var...

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