Four (?), a. [OE. four, fower, feower, AS. feower; akin to OS. fiwar, D. & G. vier, OHG. fior, Icel. fjrir, Sw. fyra, Dan. fire, Goth. fidwr, Russ. chetuire, chetvero, W. pedwar, L. quatuor, Gr. , , , Skr. catur. 302. Cf. [Farthing], [Firkin], [Forty], [Cater] four, [Quater-cousin], [Quatuor], [Quire] of paper, [tetrarch].]

One more than three; twice two.

© [Webster 1913].

Four, n.

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.

© [Webster 1913].

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