(one fourth)

  • 1one-fourth — n. A quarter; a fourth part. Syn: fourth, quarter, fourth part, twenty five percent, quartern. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 2one-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 …

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  • 3one fourth — 1/4, one part of four equal parts …

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  • 4fourth — ► 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 …

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  • 5a fourth/one fourth — chiefly N. Amer. a quarter. → fourth …

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  • 6One-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 …

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  • 7fourth — 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 …

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  • 8fourth 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: ↑ …

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  • 9one-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: ↑ …

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  • 10fourth — noun (esp. AmE) ⇨ See also ↑quarter VERB + FOURTH ▪ cut sth into fourths, divide sth into fourths, fold sth into fourths PREPOSITION ▪ …

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