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thirteen

Syllabification: (thir·teen)
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Definition of thirteen

number

  • equivalent to the sum of six and seven; one more than twelve, or seven less than twenty; 13:thirteen miles away a rise of 13 percent thirteen of the bishops voted against the motion (Roman numeral: xiii, XIII)
  • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by thirteen.
  • thirteen years old:two boys aged eleven and thirteen

Derivatives

thirteenth

number

Origin:

Old English thrēotīene (see three, -teen). The spelling with initial thi- is recorded in late Middle English

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