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fourth

[ fawrth, fohrth ]

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adjective

next after the third; being the ordinal number for four.
being one of four equal parts.
Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of third gear for a given engine crankshaft speed, but not so great as that of fifth gear, if such exists:
fourth gear.

noun

a fourth part, especially of one (¼).
the fourth member of a series.
Music.
1. a tone on the fourth degree from a given tone (counted as the first).
2. the interval between such tones.
3. the harmonic combination of such tones.
Automotive. fourth gear:
She downshifted from fifth to fourth as we started up the hill.
the Fourth. Independence Day; the Fourth of July.

adverb

in the fourth place; fourthly.

fourth

/ ��ɔːθ /

adjective

1. coming after the third in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 4th
2. ( as noun )
  the fourth in succession
denoting the fourth forward ratio of a gearbox in motor vehicles

noun

music
1. the interval between one note and another four notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale
2. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other See also perfect interval diminished
the fourth forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle
he changed into fourth as soon as he had passed me
a less common word for quarter

adverb

after the third person, position, event, etc

sentence connector

as the fourth point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fourth¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English fourthe, Old English ��ŧ�Ƿɱ��ٳ�; four, -th ²

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Hamer-Webb finished a clever angle by Liam Belcher and quick hands from Ben Thomas for his fourth try in two games.

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Traffic was halted as a convoy of cars carrying Witkoff arrived in central Moscow, on his fourth visit to Russia since the start of the year.

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The Red Roses are on a 24-game winning streak and chasing a 15th successive win over France to secure a seventh Six Nations title and a fourth Grand Slam in a row.

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So Sanders will continue to wait, with the second and third rounds Friday, and the fourth through seventh on Saturday.

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The Rams now have one pick in the second, one in the third, one in the fourth, four in the sixth and one in the seventh.

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Fourteenth Amendment Fourth Amendment

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