fourer

four

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr, fohr]
- /fɔr, foʊr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr, fohr]
- /fɔr, foʊr/

Definitions of fourer word

noun fourer a cardinal number, three plus one. 1
noun fourer a symbol of this number, 4 or IV or IIII. 1
noun fourer a set of this many persons or things. 1
noun fourer a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with four pips. 1
noun fourer fours, Jazz. alternate four-bar passages, as played in sequence by different soloists: with guitar and piano trading fours. 1
noun fourer Automotive. an automobile powered by a four-cylinder engine. the engine itself. 1

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Origin of fourer

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English four, fower, Old English fēower; cognate with Old High German fior (German vier), Gothic fidwor; akin to Latin quattuor, Greek tésseres (Attic téttares)

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Parts of speech for Fourer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fourer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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