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one-fourth — noun one of four equal parts (Freq. 1) a quarter of a pound • Syn: ↑fourth, ↑one quarter, ↑quarter, ↑fourth part, ↑twenty five percent, ↑quartern … Useful english dictionary
one fourth — 1/4, one part of four equal parts … English contemporary dictionary
fourth — ► ORDINAL NUMBER 1) constituting number four in a sequence; 4th. 2) (a fourth/one fourth) chiefly N. Amer. a quarter. 3) Music an interval spanning four consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, in particular an interval of two tones and a semitone … English terms dictionary
a fourth/one fourth — chiefly N. Amer. a quarter. → fourth … English new terms dictionary
One-China policy — The One China policy (simplified Chinese: 一个中国; traditional Chinese: 一個中國 政策 ; pinyin: yī gè Zhōngguó) refers to the policy or view that there is only one state called China , despite the existence of two governments that claim to be China … Wikipedia
fourth — fourth1 [fo:θ US fo:rθ] adj [: Old English; Origin: feortha, from feower four ] coming after three other things in a series ▪ in the fourth century ▪ her fourth birthday >fourth pron >fourthly adv fourth 2 fourth2 pron … Dictionary of contemporary English
fourth part — noun one of four equal parts a quarter of a pound • Syn: ↑one fourth, ↑fourth, ↑one quarter, ↑quarter, ↑twenty five percent, ↑quartern • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
one-quarter — noun one of four equal parts a quarter of a pound • Syn: ↑one fourth, ↑fourth, ↑quarter, ↑fourth part, ↑twenty five percent, ↑quartern • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fourth — noun (esp. AmE) ⇨ See also ↑quarter VERB + FOURTH ▪ cut sth into fourths, divide sth into fourths, fold sth into fourths PREPOSITION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
fourth — ordinal number 1》 constituting number four in a sequence; 4th. 2》 (a fourth/one fourth) chiefly N. Amer. a quarter. 3》 Music an interval spanning four consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, in particular (also perfect fourth) an interval of two… … English new terms dictionary
