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Forty vs Fourth - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between forty and fourth

is that forty is a 40 ounce bottle of beer while fourth is a musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).

As a numeral forty

is the cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.

As an adjective fourth is

the ordinal form of the number four.

forty

English

Numeral

(head)
  • (cardinal) The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.

    • Related terms

    * Ordinal: fortieth.

    Synonyms

    * : 40 * : XL

    See also

    * Last: thirty (30), thirty-nine (39) * Next: forty-one (41), fifty (50)

    Usage notes

    * In modern usage, "Fourty" is considered incorrect. The spelling "forty" relates to some of the other numbers representing tens. Examples: twenty rather than twoty, thirty rather than threety, and fifty rather than fivety.

    Noun

    (forties)
  • (slang) A 40 ounce bottle of beer.

    • See also

    * venti English cardinal numbers ----

    fourth

    English

    (wikipedia fourth)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • The ordinal form of the number four.

    • Usage notes

    Abbreviations: 4th, 4th; IV

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the fourth position.
  • A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
  • (not used in the plural) The fourth gear of an engine.
  • (music) A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).

    • Synonyms

    * (quarter) fourth part, quarter, * (gear) fourth gear

    Derived terms

    * augmented fourth * diminished fourth * perfect fourth