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fourth
adjective
- preceded by three others in a series; 4th
- designating any of the four equal parts of something
- designating the forward gear ratio of a motor vehicle next after third gear
noun
- the one following the third
- any of the four equal parts of something;
- Music
- the fourth tone of an ascending diatonic scale, or a tone three degrees above or below any given tone in such a scale; subdominant
- the interval between two such tones, or a combination of them
adverb
in the fourth place, rank, group, etc.
Related Forms:
- fourthly adverb
See fourth in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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