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fourth

/fɔrθ/
/fɔθ/
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Other forms: fourths

Definitions of fourth
  1. noun
    following the third position; number four in a countable series
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    type of:
    rank
    relative status
  2. noun
    one of four equal parts
  3. adjective
    coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
    synonyms: 4th, quaternary
    ordinal
    being or denoting a numerical order in a series
  4. adverb
    in the fourth place
    synonyms: fourthly
  5. noun
    the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
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    type of:
    interval, musical interval
    the difference in pitch between two notes
Pronunciation
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UK
/fɔθ/
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