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sen·night

 (sĕn′īt′)
n. Archaic
A week.
[Middle English senight, contraction of seveniht, from Old English seofon nihta, seven nights : seofon, seven; see seven + nihta, pl. of niht, night; see night.]
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sennight

(ˈsɛnaɪt) or

se'nnight

n
an archaic word for week
[Old English seofan nihte; see seven, night]
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sennight

n (obs) → Woche f
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