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



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