fourth

fourth · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (Ordinal number) Coming after three others in a sequence; position 4 in order.

  2. 2.

    (Noun) One of four equal parts; a quarter.

  3. 3.

    (Noun) The fourth gear of a vehicle.

  4. 4.

    (Noun) A musical interval spanning four notes in a diatonic scale.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the Fourth Estate — the press or journalists as a political force
  • •
    Fourth of July — American Independence Day
  • •
    fourth wall — the imaginary barrier between performers and audience

Related words

See also: forty, four, fourteen, quarter
Synonyms: 4th

Etymology

From Old English feortha ("fourth"), from feower ("four").