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fourths

fourths is the plural of fourth.

Meaning of fourth

Noun

fourth (plural fourths)

  1. (singular) 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.1978 April 8, “Classified advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 14
  2. (US) A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
  3. (singular) The fourth gear of an engine.
  4. 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 fifth1984, Leonard Cohen, “Hallelujah”, in Various Positions
  5. (rare) One sixtieth of a third or tierce.
    • […] thirds (sixtieths of seconds), fourths (sixtieths of thirds) and so on, but then it becomes very cumbersome.1994, John David North, The Fontana History of Astronomy and Cosmology, page xxi

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Questions about fourths

What is fourths the plural of?
Fourths is the plural of fourth.

Words near fourths in the dictionary

  1. fourthies
  2. fourthing
  3. fourthings
  4. fourthly
  5. fourthness
  6. fourths
  7. fourties
  8. fourtieth
  9. fourtino
  10. fourtinos
  11. fourty

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