Meaning of FOUR
| Pronunciation: | | fowr
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- [n] the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- [adj] being one more than three
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| | Synonyms: | | 4, 4, cardinal, foursome, iv, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad |
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| | See Also: | | digit, figure | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Four\, a. [OE. four, fower, feower, AS. fe['o]wer; akin to
OS. fiwar, D. & G. vier, OHG. fior, Icel. fj?rir, Sw. fyra,
Dan. fire, Goth. fidw?r, Russ. chetuire, chetvero, W. pedwar,
L. quatuor, Gr. ?, ?, ?, Skr. catur. ? 302. Cf. {Farthing},
{Firkin}, {Forty}, {Cater} four, {Quater-cousin}, {Quatuor},
{Quire} of paper, {tetrarch}.]
One more than three; twice two.
\Four\, n.
1. The sum of four units; four units or objects.
2. A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
3. Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a
chariot and four.
{All fours}. See {All fours}, in the Vocabulary.
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