Words Seldom Seen: Fortnight

Fortnight

Noun: British english for biweekly or a two week period.

Example: “We didn’t expect to see the cruise ship again for a fortnight.”

Fortnight is a Portmanteau of Fourteen and Night

Photo credit: Petroglyph at the Pueblo Grande Museum taken with my iPhone 7S


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