thirteenth
next after the twelfth; being the ordinal number for 13.
being one of 13 equal parts.
a thirteenth part, especially of one (1/13).
the thirteenth member of a series.
Origin of thirteenth
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How to use thirteenth in a sentence
Buffalo ranked tenth in the nation, while Detroit and Pittsburgh ranked twelth and thirteenth, respectively.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead | Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn The thirteenth Turn, Shuler does some good, important work.
Venezuela ranks first in South America and thirteenth globally as an arms buyer, but that hardly translates into security.
Venezuela’s Agony: Weak President, Strong Generals, Riots and Cocaine | Marcel Ventura | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSame goes for Illinois, New Jersey and thirteenth-place Massachusetts.
Meanwhile, South Korea is both the thirty-seventh freest country in the world and the thirteenth richest.
On the thirteenth of the same month they bound to the stake, in order to burn alive, a man who had two religious in his house.
The carved stone screen is one of the most elaborate and perfect in Britain, and dates back from the thirteenth Century.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyThose three dead men on the thirteenth floor of that office building had acted like an aphrodisiac on Wilson Lamb.
The thirteenth century abbesses followed one another in quick succession, no good thing for the discipline of the abbey.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey | Thomas PerkinsThe memory of the terrible crusade in the thirteenth century inspired fiery poems among them.
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British Dictionary definitions for thirteenth
/ (ˈθɜːˈtiːnθ) /
(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
one of 13 equal or nearly equal parts of something
(as modifier): a thirteenth part
the fraction equal to one divided by 13 (1/13)
music
an interval of one octave plus a sixth: See also interval (def. 5)
short for thirteenth chord
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