thirteen
/ˈθɝ.tin/
UK: /ˈθɜː.tiːn/
Θɝ · tin (2 syllables)
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Definition
The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.
Etymology
From Middle English thirttene, variant (through metathesis) of thrittene, from Old English þrēotīene, from Proto-Germanic *þritehun, compound of *þrīz (“three”) + *tehun (“teen”). Cognate with West Frisian trettjin, Dutch dertien, German dreizehn, Danish tretten. Equivalent to three + -teen.
Example Sentences
- "There are thirteen cards of each of the four suits in a deck of playing cards."
- "His brother's age is thirteen."
- "During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]"
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