groups of 4?
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Groups of four
* Four rules : addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
* Greek classical elements (fire, air, water, earth).
* Four seasons : spring, summer, autumn, winter.
* Four parts of a day : night, morning, afternoon, evening.
* Four cardinal directions : north, south, east, west.
* Four Temperaments : sanguine, choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic.
* Four Humors : blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm.
* Four Great Ancient Capitals of China
* Four corner method
* cardinal principles
* Four canonical Christian Gospels, attributed to the Four Evangelists (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
* Four horsemen of the Apocalypse : war, famine, pestilence, death.
* Four suits of playing cards : hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades.
* Four nations of the United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
* Four Noble Truths in the Buddhist religion.
* Four estates : politics, administration, judiciary, journalism. Especially in the expression "Fourth Estate", which means journalism.
* Four Corners is the only location in the United States where four states come together at a single point: Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona.
* The Fantastic Four: Mr. Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Human Torch, and The Thing.
* Typically there are four movements in a classical symphony or string quartet.
* The Beatles were also known as the 'Fab Four': John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney.
* The Gang of Four was a group of Communist Party leaders in the People's Republic of China who were blamed for the Cultural Revolution.
* Gang of Four is a British post-punk rock band formed in the late 1970s.
* There are also four members in a quartet. See also List of musical quartets.
* Four food groups (Meat products, dairy products, grain products, and fruits/vegetables). Note that this traditional model is falling out of favour, as fruits and vegetables became separate groups in the 1992 USDA food guide pyramid. Also, refined fats and sugars constitute another group (traditionally considered non-essential).
* Four rivers in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:10–14): Pishon (perhaps the Jaxartes or Syr Darya), Gihon (perhaps the Oxus or Amu Darya), Hiddekel (Tigris), and P'rat (Euphrates)