thirteenth

CEFRA1

/ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ/

number · adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    number

    The position after twelfth and before fourteenth.

  2. 02

    number

    Extra detail

    One of thirteen equal parts of a whole.

Examples

  • A few days after his thirteenth birthday, Tony left school, too.

  • Tennis began in France in the thirteenth century.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3

Deep Dive

number

Extra meaning

  1. The person or thing in the thirteenth position.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. The ordinal form of the number thirteen.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.

More examples

In context

  • January 13th

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Today is the blank day of the month, following the twelfth day.

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Origin

number

Inherited from Middle English thrittenthe, thrittethe, from Old English þrēottēoþa; equivalent to thirteen + -th (ordinal suffix).