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thir⋅teen

  [thur-teen]
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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 thrēotēne; c. D dertien, G dreizehn, ON threttān. See three, -teen
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thir·teen   (thûr-tēn')   
n.  

  1. The cardinal number that is equal to the sum of 12 + 1.

  2. The 13th in a set or sequence.

  3. 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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