Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The cardinal number that is equal to the sum of 12 + 1.
- noun The 13th in a set or sequence.
- noun Something having 13 parts, units, or members.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Being three more than ten; consisting of one more than twelve: a cardinal numeral.
- noun The number which consists of the sum of twelve and one, or of ten and three.
- noun A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13, XIII, or xiii.
- noun A silver shilling worth 13 pence, current in Ireland during the early part of the nineteenth century.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective One more than twelve; ten and three.
- noun The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects.
- noun A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The cardinal number occurring after
twelve and beforefourteen , represented in Roman numerals asXIII and in Arabic numerals as13 .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being one more than twelve
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In internet years thirteen is almost ancient .. well done Art Daily.
September 2009 2009
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Hey, time works different in thirteen dimensional chess
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All films are shown in thirteen curated themed programs including two to four films and lasting approximately 90 minutes.
Alla Kazovsky: Design Directs Everything Alla Kazovsky 2010
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All films are shown in thirteen curated themed programs including two to four films and lasting approximately 90 minutes.
Alla Kazovsky: Design Directs Everything Alla Kazovsky 2010
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All films are shown in thirteen curated themed programs including two to four films and lasting approximately 90 minutes.
Alla Kazovsky: Design Directs Everything Alla Kazovsky 2010
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But then, mutiny on the high seas in the year nineteen-thirteen is also grotesque.
CHAPTER XLV 2010
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The fact that your mother could have been breast feeding you at age thirteen is …. too creepy to contemplate.
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He defaulted three years later, hired a lawyer, failed to sell the house and hasn't made a mortgage payment in thirteen months.
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I've anchored here a hundred times in thirteen fathoms.
A SON OF THE SUN 2010
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All films are shown in thirteen curated themed programs including two to four films and lasting approximately 90 minutes.
Alla Kazovsky: Design Directs Everything Alla Kazovsky 2010
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