thirteen

ˌθɜːrˈtiːn

Definition

Definition of thirteen - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

quantitybeing one more than twelve

There are thirteen apples in the basket.

thirteenth

Noun

mathematicsnumber equal to ten plus three

She bought thirteen cupcakes for the party..

baker's dozen

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Expressions with thirteen

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thirteen all

exp.

equal score of thirteen in a game

The match was intense at thirteen all.

Origin of thirteen

Old English, þreotiene (three + ten)

Terms with thirteen included in their meaning

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teenage

adj.

age group

related to ages thirteen to nineteen

teens

teenage range

ages thirteen through nineteen

seventh grade

education

school year for students usually aged twelve to thirteen

baker's dozen

thirteen items

thirteen of something, originally referring to an extra item given by bakers

teenaged

adj.

youth

having the age or qualities of someone thirteen to nineteen

banker's dozen

numbers

group of thirteen

long dozen

count of thirteen

thirteen as a quantity, especially in counting items

rugby league

sports

type of rugby with thirteen players per team

Examples of thirteen in a sentence

The building has thirteen floors.
He counted thirteen chairs around the table.
Thirteen students attended the extra class.

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French:treize, ...
German:dreizehn, 13, ...
Italian:tredici, ...
Spanish:trece, ...
Portuguese:treze, ...
Chinese:十三, ...
Japanese:13の, 十三, ...
Arabic:ثَلاثة عَشَر, ...
Hebrew:שְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂר, שְׁלוֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, ...
Russian:тринадцать, ...
Ukrainian:тринадцять, ...
Hindi:तेरह, १३, ...
Bengali:তেরো, ১৩, ...
Catalan:tretze, 13, ...
Czech:třináct, třináctka, ...
Danish:tretten, 13, ...
Dutch:dertien, ...
Greek:δεκατρείς, δεκατρία, ...
Hungarian:tizenhárom, ...
Khmer:ដប់បី, ...
Korean:열세, 열셋, ...
Persian:سیزده, ...
Polish:trzynaście, ...
Portuguese (BR):treze, ...
Romanian:treisprezece, ...
Swedish:tretton, ...
Thai:สิบสาม, ...
Turkish:on üç, ...
Vietnamese:mười ba, ...

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