the fourth

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]