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Added 7 October 2026

four

/foɹ/ noun

In Latin: quattuor Wiktionary

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NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 4.

numeral

A numerical value equal to 4; the number following three and preceding five.
There are four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Describing a set or group with four elements.

noun

The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
Anything measuring four units, as length.
Do you have any more fours? I want to make this a little taller.
Four o'clock.

Origin

PIE word *kʷetwóres Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-West Germanic *feuwar Old English fēower Middle English four English four From Middle English four, from Old English fēower, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from previous pre-Grimm *petwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of *kʷetwóres. Doublet of cuatro and quatre.

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