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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. One of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four; one coming next in order after the third.

2. The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key. The Fourth, specifically, un the United States, the fourth day of July, the anniversary of the declaration of American independence; as, to celebrate the Fourth.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Next in order after the third; the ordinal of four.

2. Forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be divided.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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