“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
THIRTEEN
thirteen, xiii
(adjective) being one more than twelve
thirteen, XIII, baker's dozen, long dozen
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Numeral
thirteen
The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIII and in Arabic numerals as 13.
Synonyms
• baker’s dozen
• long dozen
• throtteen (dialect)
Coordinate terms
• Previous: twelve. Next: fourteen
Anagrams
• tetherin
Source: Wiktionary
Thir"teen`, a. Etym: [OE. threttene, AS. , . See Three, and Ten, and cf. Thirty.]
Definition: One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or pounds.
Thir"teen`, n.
1. The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects.
2. A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 May 2025
DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
Coffee Trivia
