4th adj 1: coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present" [syn: {fourth}, {4th}, {quaternary}]
4th \4th\ adj. 1. coming next after the third in position Syn: fourth, quaternary [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]