thir|teenth

thir|teenth
thir|teenth «THUR TEENTH», adjective, noun.
1. next after the 12th; last in a series of 13: »

The thirteenth cookie made a baker's dozen.

2. one, or being one, of 13 equal parts.

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  • thirteenth — thir·teenth …   English syllables

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  • thirteenths — n. number 13 in a series; one part of thirteen equal parts, 1/13,thir teenth || ‚θɜrtɪːnθ /‚θɜːt adj. next after the twelfth; being one of 12 equal parts,thir teenth || ‚θɜrtɪːnθ /‚θɜːt …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Thirteenth — Thir teenth (th[ e]r t[=e]nth ), a. [From {Thirteen}: cf. AS. [thorn]re[ o]te[ o][eth]a.] 1. Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; the ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day of the month. [1913 Webster] 2. Constituting… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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