four
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/foΛ/
English
Definitions
noun
- The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
- Anything measuring four units, as length.βDo you have any more fours? I want to make this a little taller.β
- A person who is four years old.βI'll take the threes, fours and fives and go to the playground.β
- An event in which the batsmen run four times between the wickets or, more often, a batsman hits a ball which bounces on the ground before passing over a boundary, resulting in an award of 4 runs for the batting team. If the ball does not bounce before passing over the boundary, a six is awarded instead.
numeral
- A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (β’β’β’β’)βThere are four seasons: winter, spring, summer and autumn.β
- Describing a set or group with four elements.
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Synonyms
quaternaryquaternquaternityquaterniontetradcardinalivquartetquadrupletlittle joefoursomefourfoldquadruplequatrofourth4th