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fourth-generation language
fourth market
Fourth of July
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fourth-rate
Fourth World
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fovea
fo·ve·a [ fṓvee ə ] (plural fo·ve·ae [ fṓvee  ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. tiny cavity: a small hollow in the surface of a part of the body
2. anatomy 
Same as  fovea centralis
[Late 17th century. < Latin, "small pit"]

fo·ve·al adjective
fo·ve·ate [ fṓvee àyt ] adjective
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