fourth

/fɔrθ/
adjective
  1. Coming after the third in position or order.
    • July is the fourth month of the year.
    • The fourth chapter of the book is my favorite.
    • She came in fourth place in the competition.
adverb
  1. In the fourth position; fourthly.
    • She placed fourth in the spelling bee.
    • The team came in fourth overall.
    • He finished fourth in the race.
noun
  1. One of four equal parts of something; a quarter.
    • A fourth of the students were absent.
    • He ate a fourth of the pizza.
    • She divided the cake into fourths.
  2. The person or thing in the fourth position.
    • The fourth on the list was selected for the job.
    • He was the fourth to finish the race.
    • She is the fourth in line for the promotion.
  3. A musical interval spanning four diatonic scale degrees (e.g., C to F).
    • She practiced playing fourths on the piano.
    • The harmony uses a series of fourths.
    • The song begins with a perfect fourth interval.
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