2. A symbol representing fourteen, as 14 or xiv.
Fourteenth
(Four"teenth`) a. [Cf. OE. fourtende, fourtethe, AS. feówerteoða.]
1. Next in order after the thirteenth; as, the fourteenth day of the month.
2. Making or constituting one of fourteen equal parts into which anything may be divided.
Fourteenth
(Four"teenth`), n.
1. One of fourteen equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by
fourteen; one next after the thirteenth.
2. (Mus.) The octave of the seventh.
Fourth
(Fourth) a. [OE. fourthe, ferthe, feorthe, AS. feórða, fr. feówer four.]
1. Next in order after the third; the ordinal of four.
2. Forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be divided.
Fourth
(Fourth), 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. (Mus.) The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the
subdominant of any key.
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.