the fourth

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the fourth - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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