'The Fourth' definitions:

Definition of 'The Fourth'

From: GCIDE
  • Fourth \Fourth\, n.
  • 1. One of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mus.) The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. One coming next in order after the third. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]