The ring finger is the fourth proximal digit of the human hand, and the second most ulnar finger, located between the middle finger and the little finger. It's also called digitus medicinalis, the fourth finger, digitus annularis, digitus quartus, or digitus IV in anatomy. It may also be referred to as the third finger.
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The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)
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