(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ item in a series is the one that you count as number four.
Last year’s winner Greg Lemond of the United States is in ~ place.
ORD
2.
A ~ is one of four equal parts of something. (AM; in BRIT, use quarter )
Three-~s of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue.
FRACTION