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Definitions for: Four
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
[adj] being one more than three
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: 4, 4, cardinal, foursome, iv, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad
See Also: digit, figure
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