fourth

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1. 1.Forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be divided.
2. 2.One of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four; one coming next in order after the third.
3. 3.(Mus.) The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key. The Fourth, specifically, un the United States, the fourth day of July, the anniversary of the declaration of American independence; as, to celebrate the Fourth.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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