fourth
adjEtymology
Inherited from Middle English fourthe, an alteration (due to four) of ferthe, from Old English fēorþa, fēowerþa, from Proto-West Germanic *feurþō, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô, equivalent to four + -th (ordinal suffix). Cognates Compare West Frisian fjirde, Saterland Frisian fjädde, fjoode, Dutch vierde, German Low German feerde, feerd, German vierte, Danish fjerde, Icelandic fjórði.
Definitions
The ordinal form of the number four.
- Finnley is the fourth daughter of Jason and Kylie Kelce, having already welcomed Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett to the family.
The person or thing in the fourth position.
- We are one F and two M's seeking the company of a fourth (M or F) for our spacious and friendly Somerville apt.
A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
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The fourth gear of an engine.
A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C…
A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).
- Now I've heard there was a secret chord / That David played, and it pleased the Lord / But you don't really care for music, do ya? / It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
One sixtieth of a third or tierce.
- […] thirds (sixtieths of seconds), fourths (sixtieths of thirds) and so on, but then it becomes very cumbersome.
To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been thirded.
- It was then moved, seconded, thirded, fourthed, and fifthed, “that Jarman be, and is hereby hung, and ought to be kicked.”
The Fourth of July.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at fourth. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at fourth. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at fourth
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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