Definitions for thirteen
ˈθɜrˈtinthir·teen

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1. thirteen, 13, XIII, baker's dozen, long dozenadjective

   the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

2. thirteen, 13, xiiiadjective

   being one more than twelve

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1. Thirteenadjective

   Ten and three.

   Etymology: ðreotine , Saxon.

   Speaking at the one end, I heard it return the voice thirteen times. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 249.

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1. Thirteen

   Thirteen is a song by the American rock band Big Star. Rolling Stone describes it "one of rock's most beautiful celebrations of adolescence", and rated it #406 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. It was written by Alex Chilton and Chris Bell. Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom writes in his Allmusic review of the song, "There are few songs that capture the aching innocence of adolescence as well" and calls it a "perfect melancholy ballad". The song encompasses folk and pop characteristics with its use of simple lyrics and the acoustic guitar. The song was originally featured on the 1972 album #1 Record. It was released as a single by Big Star with “Watch the Sunrise” as the B-Side, on Ardent Records, but was mislabeled as “Don’t Lie to Me”.

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1. thirteen

   Thirteen is a number represented by the numeral 13, falling between twelve and fourteen. It is considered a prime number, meaning it has only two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself. It also holds cultural significance in various societies, occasionally symbolizing superstition, luck, or religious phenomena.

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1. Thirteenadjective

   one more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or pounds

2. Thirteennoun

   the number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects

3. Thirteennoun

   a symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii

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1. Thirteen

   Thirteen is a 2003 American drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and written by Hardwicke and Nikki Reed, the film's co-star. The film also stars Holly Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood. It is a semi-autobiographical film inspired by Reed's life at age 12 and 13 with Wood's character "Tracy" being loosely based upon Reed. The script was written in six days and was originally meant to be a comedy. The film caused controversy upon its release, because it dealt with topics such as drug and alcohol abuse, underage sexual behavior and self-harm.

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1. Thirteen

   thėr′tēn, adj. and n. three and ten.—adj. and n. Thir′teenth, the last of thirteen: a thirteenth part. [A.S. threótýne—threó, three, týn, ten.]

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1. thirteen

   Song lyrics by thirteen -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by thirteen on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'thirteen' in Written Corpus Frequency: #827

Anagrams for thirteen »

1. tetherin

How to pronounce thirteen?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say thirteen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thirteen in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thirteen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of thirteen in a Sentence

1. Jules Feiffer:

   The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and all of a sudden they've reached puberty, they believe that they like women. Actually, you're just horny. It doesn't mean you like women any more at twenty-one than you did at ten.

2. Chief Executive Stephen Young:

   We've been a really, really strong takeover target now for the thirteen years I've been at Meggitt, lots of people want to be aerospace, lots of people want to have strong aftermarket positions. It's no surprise that the odd rumour pops up.

3. Max Lerner:

   Having a thirteen-year-old in the family is like having a general-admission ticket to the movies, radio and TV. You get to understand that the glittering new arts of our civilization are directed to the teen-agers, and by their suffrage they stand or fall.

4. Jan Ehrenwald.:

   Ludwig von Beethoven had never mastered the elements of arithmetic beyond addition and subtraction. A thirteen-year-old boy whom he had befriended tried unsuccessfully to teach him simple multiplication and division.

5. Brice Lefils:

   Thirteen houses were completely washed away last night.

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