Definition of Fouth
Fourth (?), a. [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, n. 1. One
of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient
of a unit divided by four; one coming next in order after the
third.
2. (Mus.) The interval of two tones
and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the
subdominant of any key.
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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The ordinal form of the number four.
- (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the fourth position.
- A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
- (not used in the plural) The fourth gear of an engine.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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