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thirteen

[ thur-teen ]

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

  1. amounting to 13 in number.

thirteen

/ ˈθɜːˈtiːn /

noun

  1. See number
    the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and three and is a prime number See also number
  2. a numeral, 13, XIII, etc, representing this number
  3. the amount or quantity that is three more than ten; baker's dozen
  4. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 13 units


determiner

    1. amounting to thirteen

      thirteen buses

    2. ( as pronoun )

      thirteen of them fell

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Word History and Origins

Origin of thirteen1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of thirteen1

Old English threotēne; see three , -teen

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Example Sentences

She began her career as a model at the age of thirteen, modeling for Dolce & Gabbana and Dior.

At thirteen years old, de Forest speaks with the confidence and the knowledge of someone much older.

Last year, I went to India with my daughter who was thirteen at the time to meet some artisans.

For him to get killed in action thirteen years after the war began.

Thirteen years after 9/11, the World Trade Center is undergoing a massive transformation.

Fatigue he never knew, and on one occasion he was said to have spent thirteen days and nights in the saddle.

Tombs had two horses shot under him, and thirteen out of fifty men in his battery were killed or wounded.

Congress declared the authority of England over the thirteen colonies abolished.

At the end of 1881 there were 93,776 children in the borough between the ages of three and thirteen.

Colonel Guitar reported his loss in the battle as thirteen killed and fifty-five wounded.

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