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Webster 1913 Edition

Fourth

Fourth

,
Adj.
[OE.
fourthe
,
ferthe
,
feorthe
, AS.
feórða
, fr.
feówer
four.]
1.
Next in order after the third; the ordinal of four.
2.
Forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be divided.

Fourth

,
Noun.
1.
One of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four.
2.
(Mus.)
The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key.
3.
One coming next in order after the third.
The Fourth
,
specifically, in the United States, the fourth day of July, the anniversary of the declaration of American independence;
as, to celebrate
the Fourth
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fourth

FOURTH

,
Adj.
The ordinal of four; the next after the third.

FOURTH

,
Noun.
In music, an interval composed of two tones and a semitone. Three full tones compose a triton, or fourth redundant.

Definition 2024

Fourth

Fourth

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English

Noun

Fourth ‎(uncountable)

  1. The Fourth of July.

fourth

fourth

See also: Fourth

English

English numbers
40
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : four
    Ordinal : fourth
    Multiplier : quadruple

Adjective

fourth ‎(not comparable)

  1. The ordinal form of the number four.

Usage notes

Abbreviations: 4th, 4th; (in names of monarchs and popes, and formal names in English) IV

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Noun

fourth ‎(plural fourths)

  1. (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the fourth position.
  2. (chiefly American) A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
  3. (not used in the plural) The fourth gear of an engine.
  4. (music) A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).

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