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Definition of Fourth
1. Noun. Following the third position; number four in a countable series.
Generic synonyms: Rank
2. 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"
3. Adverb. In the fourth place. "Fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month"
Exact synonyms: Fourthly
4. Noun. One of four equal parts. "A quarter of a pound"
Exact synonyms: Fourth Part, One-fourth, One-quarter, Quarter, Quartern, Twenty-five Percent
Generic synonyms: Common Fraction, Simple Fraction
Derivative terms: Quarter, Quarter
Generic synonyms: Common Fraction, Simple Fraction
Derivative terms: Quarter, Quarter
5. Noun. The musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it.
Definition of Fourth
1. a. Next in order after the third; the ordinal of four.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Fourth
1. one of four equal parts [n -S]