Fourth

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fourth \Fourth\, n.
     1. One of four equal parts into which one whole may be
        divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four.
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     2. (Mus.) The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing


        four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any
        key.
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     3. One coming next in order after the third.
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     {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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fourth \Fourth\, a. [OE. fourthe, ferthe, feorthe, AS.
     fe['o]r[eth]a, fr. fe['o]wer four.]
     1. Next in order after the third; the ordinal of four.
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     2. Forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be
        divided.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fourth
       adj : coming next after the third and just before the fifth in
             position or time or degree or magnitude; "the
             quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end
             of the tertiary period to the present" [syn: {4th}, {quaternary}]
       n 1: following the third position; number four in a countable
            series
       2: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one-fourth},
           {quarter}, {fourth part}, {twenty-five percent}, {quartern}]
       3: the musical interval between one note and another four notes
          away from it
       adv : in the fourth place; "fourthly, you must pay the rent on the
             first of the month" [syn: {fourthly}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "fourth":
     consecutive intervals, degree, diapason, diatessaron,
     diatonic interval, diatonic semitone, enharmonic diesis,
     enharmonic interval, farthing, fifth, fourth part, half step,
     halftone, interval, less semitone, melodic interval, note, octave,
     one-fourth, parallel octaves, quart, quarter, quartern, quarto,
     second, semitone, seventh, sixth, step, third, tone,
     twenty-five cents, twenty-five percent, two bits, unison interval,
     whole step