 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
four
adjective: being one more than three [syn: {4}, {iv}]
noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {4},
{IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity},
{quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Four \Four\, noun
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Four \Four\ (f[=o]r), adjective [OE. four, fower, feower, AS.
fe['o]wer; akin to OS. fiwar, D. & G. vier, OHG. fior, Icel.
fj[=o]rir, Sw. fyra, Dan. fire, Goth. fidw[=o]r, Russ.
chetuire, chetvero, W. pedwar, L. quatuor, Gr. te'ttares,
te'ssares, pi'syres, Skr. catur. [root]302. Cf. {Farthing},
{Firkin}, {Forty}, {Cater} four, {Quater-cousin}, {Quatuor},
{Quire} of paper, {tetrarch}.]
One more than three; twice two.
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