Word
thirteenth
Phoneticsthir·teenth
US/ˈθɝˈtinθ/
UK/θˈɜːtiːnθ/
Definitions
01position in a sequence
num. coming after the twelfth person or thing in a series.
num. the ordinal form of the number thirteen, indicating a position in a sequence.
“She finished in thirteenth place out of fifty runners.”
“The thirteenth floor is often omitted from elevator panels in some cultures due to long-standing superstitions regarding the number.”
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It was his thirteen birthday.
It was his thirteenth birthday.
Use the ordinal form 'thirteenth' for positions and dates, not the cardinal number 'thirteen'.
02the day of the month
n. the day that comes after the twelfth day of a month.
n. the thirteenth day of a calendar month.
“The meeting is scheduled for the thirteenth of June.”
“The contract was signed on the thirteenth, exactly one month before the project was due to commence.”
03a fraction
n. one of thirteen equal parts of something.
n. one of thirteen equal parts into which a whole is divided.
“Each person received one thirteenth of the total prize money.”
“The inheritance was divided precisely, with each beneficiary receiving a thirteenth of the estate's liquid assets.”
04musical interval
n. a large musical gap that covers an octave plus a sixth.
n. the musical interval comprising an octave and a sixth; also the thirteenth degree of a diatonic scale.
“The jazz pianist played a beautiful chord with a thirteenth.”
“The composer utilised a dominant thirteenth chord to create a sense of lush, unresolved tension before the final movement.”
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thrittenthe, thrittethe, from Old English þrēottēoþa; equivalent to thirteen + -th (ordinal suffix).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Idioms
thirteenth reason why — Synonym of thirteenth reason.
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