fourth

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see also: Fourth

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /fɔːθ/
• (America) enPR: fôrth, IPA: /fɔɹθ/
• (rhotic, horse-hoarse) IPA: /fo(ː)ɹθ/
• (nonrhotic, horse-hoarse) IPA: /foəθ/

Adjective

fourth (not comparable)

1. The ordinal form of the number four.

Translations

• French: quatrième (before the noun); (in names of monarchs, popes, and formal names in English) quatre (after the name) (abbreviation IV)
• German: vierte (abbreviation IV. (in names of monarchs and popes))
• Italian: quarto (before the noun); (in names of monarchs and popes) quarto m, quarta f (after the name) (abbreviation IV)
• Portuguese: quarto
• Russian: четвёртый
• Spanish: cuarto

Noun

fourth (plural fourths)

1. (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the fourth position.
2. (chiefly American) A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
3. (not used in the plural) The fourth gear of an engine.
4. (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

Translations

• French: quatrième
• German: Vierter
• Italian: quarto, quarta
• Portuguese: quarto, quarta

Translations

• Italian: quarta, quarta marcia
• Portuguese: quarta (marcha)
• Russian: четвёртая переда́ча

Translations

• French: quarte

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Fourth

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /fɔɹθ/

Proper noun

1. (US) The Fourth of July.

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