FOURTH

fourth, th, quaternary

(adjective) 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”

fourthly, fourth

(adverb) in the fourth place; “fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month”

fourth

(noun) the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it

fourth, one-fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern

(noun) one of four equal parts; “a quarter of a pound”

fourth

(noun) following the third position; number four in a countable series

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

fourth (not comparable)

The ordinal form of the number four.

Usage notes

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

Noun

fourth (plural fourths)

(not used in the plural) The person or thing in the fourth position.

(chiefly American) A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.

(not used in the plural) The fourth gear of an engine.

(music) A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).

Synonyms

• (quarter): fourth part, quarter, ¼

Proper noun

the Fourth

(US) The Fourth of July.

Source: Wiktionary

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Fourth, a. Etym: [OE. fourthe, ferthe, feorthe, AS. feóredha, 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.)

Definition: The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key. The Fourth, specifically, un the United States, the fourth day of July, the anniversary of the declaration of American independence; as, to celebrate the Fourth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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