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thir·teenth

 (thûr-tēnth′)
n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number 13 in a series.
2. One of 13 equal parts.

thir·teenth′ adv. & adj.
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thirteenth

(ˈθɜːˈtiːnθ)
adj
(Mathematics) (usually prenominal)
a. coming after the twelfth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of thirteen: often written 13th
b. (as noun): Friday the thirteenth.
n
1. (Mathematics)
a. one of 13 equal or nearly equal parts of something
b. (as modifier): a thirteenth part.
2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by 13 ()
3. (Classical Music) music
a. an interval of one octave plus a sixth. See also interval5
b. short for thirteenth chord
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.thirteenth - position 13 in a countable series of thingsthirteenth - position 13 in a countable series of things
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
Adj.1.thirteenth - coming next after the twelfth in positionthirteenth - coming next after the twelfth in position
ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
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Translations
الثَّالِثَ عَشَرَالثالِث عَشَرجُزْءٌ من 13
třináctýtřináctina
trettende
kolmastoista
trinaesti
tizenharmadiktizenharmad
òrettándi
十三番目の
열세 번째의
trinástinatrinásty
trinajsti
trettonde
ลำดับที่สิบสาม
on üçüncüonüçte bir1/1313.üncü
thứ mười ba

thirteenth

[ˈθɜːˈtiːnθ]
A. ADJdecimotercero
B. N (in series) → decimotercero/a m/f; (= fraction) → decimotercio m
see fifth for usage
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thirteenth

[ˌθɜːrˈtiːnθ]
adjtreizième
her thirteenth birthday → son treizième anniversaire
the thirteenth century → le treizième siècle
the thirteenth floor → le treizième étage
n
(gen)treizième mf
(= day of month) the thirteenth → le treize
the thirteenth of August → le treize août
(= fraction) → treizième m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

thirteenth

adj (in series) → dreizehnte(r, s); a thirteenth partein Dreizehntel nt
n (in series) → Dreizehnte(r, s); (= fraction)Dreizehntel nt ? also sixth
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thirteenth

[ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ]
1. adjtredicesimo/a
2. n (in series) → tredicesimo/a; (fraction) → tredicesimo
for usage see fifth
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

thirteen

(θəːˈtiːn) noun
1. the number or figure 13.
2. the age of 13.
adjective
1. 13 in number.
2. aged 13.
thirteen-
having thirteen (of something). a thirteen-year campaign.
ˌthirˈteenth noun
1. one of thirteen equal parts.
2. (also adjective) the last of thirteen (people, things etc); the next after the twelfth.
ˌthirˈteen-year-old noun
a person or animal that is thirteen years old.
adjective
(of a person, animal or thing) that is thirteen years old.
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thirteenth

الثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ třináctý trettende dreizehnter δέκατος τρίτος decimotercero kolmastoista treizième trinaesti tredicesimo 十三番目の 열세 번째의 dertiende trettende trzynasty décimo terceiro тринадцатый trettonde ลำดับที่สิบสาม on üçüncü thứ mười ba 第十三
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