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thir⋅teenth

[thur-teenth]
–adjective
1. next after the twelfth; being the ordinal number for 13.
2. being one of 13 equal parts.
–noun
3. a thirteenth part, esp. of one ( 1/13 ).
4. the thirteenth member of a series.

Origin:
bef. 900; thirteen + -th 2 ; r. ME thrittenthe (see three, tenth ), OE thryttēotha (see tithe )
Language Translation for : Thirteenth
Spanish: decimotercera parte, German: das Dreizehntel, Japanese: 13分の1
thir·teenth     (thûr-tēnth')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The ordinal number matching the number 13 in a series.
  2. One of 13 equal parts.

thir·teenth' adv. & adj.
thirteenth

adjective
1. coming next after the twelfth in position 

noun
1. position 13 in a countable series of things 

Thirteenth

Thir"teenth`\, a. [From Thirteen: cf. AS. [thorn]re['o]te['o][eth]a.]

1. Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; -- the ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day of the month.

2. Constituting or being one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.

Thirteenth

Thir"teenth`\, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.

2. The next in order after the twelfth.

3. (Mus.) The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.

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