FOURTHS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude

Example: the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present

Part of speech: Noun

one of four equal parts

Example: a quarter of a pound

Part of speech: Noun

following the third position

Example: number four in a countable series

Part of speech: Noun

the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it

Part of speech: Adverb

in the fourth place

Example: fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month

Fourth part, Quarter, One-fourth, Fourth, Twenty-five percent