thirteenth

[ thur-teenth ]

adjective
  1. next after the twelfth; being the ordinal number for 13.

  2. being one of 13 equal parts.

noun
  1. a thirteenth part, especially of one (1/13).

  2. the thirteenth member of a series.

Origin of thirteenth

1
before 900; thirteen + -th2; replacing Middle English thrittenthe (see three, tenth), Old English thryttēotha (see tithe)

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British Dictionary definitions for thirteenth

thirteenth

/ (ˈθɜːˈtiːnθ) /


adjective
  1. (usually prenominal)

    • coming after the twelfth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of thirteen: often written 13th

    • (as noun): Friday the thirteenth

noun
    • one of 13 equal or nearly equal parts of something

    • (as modifier): a thirteenth part

  1. the fraction equal to one divided by 13 (1/13)

  1. music

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