thirteen
thirteen Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Amounting to one more than twelve or three more than ten in number.
"The original American republic consisted of thirteen former British colonies along the Atlantic coast."
• noun
The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of ten and three; one more than twelve, or the numeral 13 representing this number.
"In many Western cultures, the number thirteen is superstitiously regarded as unlucky."
An age, size, score, or time corresponding to the number thirteen, especially the first year of adolescence.
"She began taking formal piano lessons shortly after turning thirteen."
• pronoun
Thirteen people or things previously mentioned or easily identified from context.
"Out of the twenty applicants interviewed last week, thirteen were invited back for the second round."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'þrēotīene', a compound combining a metathesized form of 'þrī' (three) with '-tīene' (ten more than).
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