four

four
[[t]fɔr, foʊr[/t]]
n.
1) a cardinal number, three plus one
2) a symbol of this number, 4 or IV or IIII
3) a set of this many persons or things
4) cvb aum
a) an automobile powered by a four-cylinder engine
b) the engine itself
5) amounting to four in number
Etymology: bef. 1000; ME four, fower, OE fēower; c. OS fi(u)war, OHG fior, Go fidwor

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