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/foː/ English

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noun

  1. The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
  2. Anything measuring four units, as length.β€œDo you have any more fours? I want to make this a little taller.”
  3. A person who is four years old.β€œI'll take the threes, fours and fives and go to the playground.”
  4. 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

  1. A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (β€’β€’β€’β€’)β€œThere are four seasons: winter, spring, summer and autumn.”
  2. Describing a set or group with four elements.

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