thirteenth
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noun
3.
a thirteenth part, especially of one ( 1 / 13 ).
4.
the thirteenth member of a series.
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thirteenth (ˈθɜːˈtiːnθ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (usually prenominal) |
| a. coming after the twelfth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of thirteen: often written 13th | |
| b. (as noun): Friday the thirteenth | |
| —n | |
| 2. | a. one of 13 equal or nearly equal parts of something |
| b. (as modifier): a thirteenth part | |
| 3. | the fraction equal to one divided by 13 (1/13) |
| 4. | music |
| a. See also interval an interval of one octave plus a sixth | |
| b. short for thirteenth chord | |
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He was clearly not an isolated scholar in the thirteenth century.
It was not reserved for the pope until the thirteenth century.
A thirteenth card is placed in the middle often the significator.
The manga has recently reached its thirteenth volume and is still ongoing.
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