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Webster 1913 Edition


Thirteenth

Thir′teenthˊ

(thẽr′tēnthˊ)
,
Adj.
[From
Thirteen
: cf. AS.
þreóteóða
.]
1.
Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; – the ordinal of thirteen;
as, the
thirteenth
day of the month
.
2.
Constituting or being one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.

Thir′teenthˊ

,
Noun.
1.
The quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
2.
The next in order after the twelfth.
3.
(Mus.)
The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.

Webster 1828 Edition


Thirteenth

THIRTEENTH

,
Adj.
thur'teenth. [supra.] The third after the tenth; the ordinal of thirteen; as the thirteenth day of the month.

THIRTEENTH

,
Noun.
thur'teenth. In music, an interval forming the octave of the sixth, or sixth of the octave.

Definition 2024


thirteenth

thirteenth

English

English numbers
 <  12 13 14  > 
    Cardinal : thirteen
    Ordinal : thirteenth
    Multiplier : thirteenfold

Adjective

thirteenth (not comparable)

  1. The ordinal form of the number thirteen.

Synonyms

  • 13th, 13th; (in names of monarchs and popes) XIII

Translations

Noun

thirteenth (plural thirteenths)

  1. The person or thing in the thirteenth position.
  2. One of thirteen equal parts of a whole.
  3. (music) The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.

Translations