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–noun

1.	a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.

2.	a symbol for this number, as 13 or XIII.

3.	a set of this many persons or things.

–adjective

4.	amounting to 13 in number.

[Origin: bef. 900; late ME thirttene, var. of ME thrittene, OE thréoténe; c. D dertien, G dreizehn, ON threttān. See three, -teen

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n.

The cardinal number that is equal to the sum of 12 + 1.
The 13th in a set or sequence.
Something having 13 parts, units, or members.

[Middle English thyrtene, alteration of thrittene, from Old English thrēotīne; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

thir·teen' adj. & pron.

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thirteen

c.1430, metathesis of O.E. þreotene (Mercian), þreotiene (W.Saxon), from þreo "three" + -tene (see -teen). Cf. O.Fris. thretten, Du. dertien, Ger. dreizehn. Not an unlucky number in medieval England, but associated rather with the customary "extra item" (e.g. baker's dozen). Superstitions began with association with the Last Supper, and the unluckiness of 13 sitting down together to dine (attested from 1695). Most of the modern superstitions (buildings with floor "12-A," etc.) have developed since 1890.

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thirteen
adjective
1.	being one more than twelve
noun
1.	the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

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thirteen1 [θəːˈtiːn] noun

the number or figure 13

Arabic:	الرّقم 13
Chinese (Simplified):	十三
Chinese (Traditional):	十三
Czech:	třináct
Danish:	tretten
Dutch:	dertien
Estonian:	kolmteist
Finnish:	kolmetoista
French:	treize
German:	Dreizehn
Greek:	δεκατρία
Hungarian:	tizenhárom
Icelandic:	þrettán ára
Indonesian:	tiga belas
Italian:	tredici

Japanese:	13
Korean:	13, 열셋
Latvian:	trīspadsmit
Lithuanian:	trylika
Norwegian:	tretten(tall)
Polish:	trzynaście
Portuguese (Brazil):	treze
Portuguese (Portugal):	treze
Romanian:	treisprezece
Russian:	тринадцать
Slovak:	trinásť
Slovenian:	trinajst
Spanish:	trece
Swedish:	tretton
Turkish:	on üç

thirteen2 [θəːˈtiːn] noun

the age of 13

Arabic:	عُمْر ال 13
Chinese (Simplified):	十三岁
Chinese (Traditional):	十三歲
Czech:	třináct let
Danish:	tretten år
Dutch:	dertien
Estonian:	kolmteist (aastat vana)
Finnish:	kolmentoista vuoden ikä
French:	treize ans
German:	die Dreizehn
Greek:	η ηλικία των δεκαεφτά χρόνων
Hungarian:	tizenhárom éves
Icelandic:	þrettán ára
Indonesian:	3 tahun
Italian:	tredici anni*

Japanese:	13歳
Korean:	13세
Latvian:	trīspadsmit gadu vecums
Lithuanian:	trylikos metø amþius
Norwegian:	trettenårsalder
Polish:	wiek 13 lat
Portuguese (Brazil):	idade de treze anos
Portuguese (Portugal):	de treze anos
Romanian:	treisprezece ani
Russian:	тринадцать лет
Slovak:	trinásť rokov
Slovenian:	trinajst
Spanish:	trece años de edad
Swedish:	tretton
Turkish:	ön üç yaş

thirteen1 [θəːˈtiːn] adjective

13 in number

Arabic:	الثالِث عَشر
Chinese (Simplified):	第十三
Chinese (Traditional):	第十三
Czech:	třináct
Danish:	tretten
Dutch:	dertien
Estonian:	kolmteist
Finnish:	kolmetoista
French:	treize
German:	dreizehn
Greek:	δεκατρία (στον αριθμό)
Hungarian:	tizenhárom
Icelandic:	þrettán
Indonesian:	tiga belas
Italian:	tredici

Japanese:	13の
Korean:	13의, 열셋의
Latvian:	trīspadsmit
Lithuanian:	trylika
Norwegian:	tretten
Polish:	trzynaście
Portuguese (Brazil):	treze
Portuguese (Portugal):	treze
Romanian:	treisprezece
Russian:	тринадцать
Slovak:	trinásť
Slovenian:	trinajst
Spanish:	trece
Swedish:	tretton
Turkish:	on üç

thirteen2 [θəːˈtiːn] adjective

aged 13

Arabic:	عُمْرُه 13 سنَه
Chinese (Simplified):	十三岁了
Chinese (Traditional):	十三歲了
Czech:	třináctiletý
Danish:	tretten år
Dutch:	dertien
Estonian:	kolmeteistkümne(aasta)ne
Finnish:	kolmetoistavuotias
French:	de treize ans
German:	dreizehn
Greek:	που είναι δεκατριών χρόνων
Hungarian:	tizenhárom éves
Icelandic:	þrettán
Indonesian:	3 tahun
Italian:	tredicenne, di tredici anni*

Japanese:	13歳の
Korean:	13세의
Latvian:	trīspadsmit gadus vecs
Lithuanian:	trylikos metø
Norwegian:	tretten (år gammel)
Polish:	w wieku 13 lat
Portuguese (Brazil):	de treze anos
Portuguese (Portugal):	de treze anos
Romanian:	de treisprezece ani
Russian:	тринадцатилетний
Slovak:	trinásťročný
Slovenian:	trinajstleten
Spanish:	de trece años
Swedish:	tretton
Turkish:	on üç yaşında

thirteen-

having thirteen (of something)
Example: a thirteen-year campaign

Arabic:	مُكَوَّن من 13
Chinese (Simplified):	十三…
Chinese (Traditional):	十三…
Czech:	třinácti-
Danish:	tretten-
Dutch:	dertien©
Estonian:	kolmeteist(kümne)-
Finnish:	kolmetoista-
French:	à, *de treize (…)
German:	dreizehn
Greek:	δεκατρια- (ως α΄ συνθ.)
Hungarian:	tizenhárom
Icelandic:	þrettán-
Indonesian:	tiga belas

Italian:	a, di tredici (…)
Japanese:	13－
Latvian:	trīspadsmit-
Lithuanian:	trylikos
Norwegian:	tretten-
Polish:	trzynasto-
Portuguese (Portugal):	de treze
Russian:	тринадцати-
Slovak:	trinásť-
Slovenian:	ki ima trinajst (…)
Spanish:	de trece años
Swedish:	tretton-
Turkish:	on üç

See also: thirteen-year-old, thirteenth

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Thirteen

Thir"teen`\ (th[~e]r"t[=e]n`), a. [OE. threttene, AS. [thorn]re['o]t[=e]ne, [thorn]re['o]tyne. See Three, and Ten, and cf. Thirty.] One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or pounds.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Thirteen

Thir"teen`\, n. 1. The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects.

2. A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii.

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