thirteen

[ thur-teen ]

noun
  1. a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.

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

  1. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective
  1. amounting to 13 in number.

Origin of thirteen

1
before 900; late Middle English thirttene, variant of Middle English thrittene,Old English thrēotēne; cognate with Dutch dertien,German dreizehn,Old Norse threttān.See three, -teen

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British Dictionary definitions for thirteen

thirteen

/ (ˈθɜːˈtiːn) /


noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and three and is a prime number: See also number (def. 1)

  2. a numeral, 13, XIII, etc, representing this number

  1. the amount or quantity that is three more than ten; baker's dozen

  2. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 13 units

determiner
    • amounting to thirteen: thirteen buses

    • (as pronoun): thirteen of them fell

Origin of thirteen

1
Old English threotēne; see three, -teen

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