fourth

fourth
fourth [ fɔrθ ] number
1. ) in the place or position counted as number 4:
the fourth of January
We came in fourth in the race.
2. ) one of 4 equal parts of something: QUARTER:
Only about a fourth of the children had heard of Shakespeare.

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  • Fourth — Fourth, a. [OE. fourthe, ferthe, feorthe, AS. fe[ o]r[eth]a, fr. fe[ o]wer four.] 1. Next in order after the third; the ordinal of four. [1913 Webster] 2. Forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be divided. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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