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fourth
adjective
adverb
noun
Coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
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fɔːθ
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adjective
Coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
“The quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present”
adverb
In the fourth place
“Fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month”
noun
The musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
noun
One of four equal parts
“A quarter of a pound”
noun
Following the third position; number four in a countable series
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The quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present
Fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month
A quarter of a pound
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