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fourth

fourth [ fawrth ] (plural fourths)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. one of 4 parts of something: one of four equal parts of something

2. 4 in series: the ordinal number assigned to item number four in a series

3. music interval of 4 notes: in a standard musical scale, the interval between one note and another that lies three notes above or below it. In the scale of C major, C and F form a fourth.

4. music note 4th away from another: in a standard musical scale, a note that is a fourth away from another note

5. ballet 
Same as  fourth position



fourth adjective, adverb

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See forth.

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