Definition of thirteen Thirteen

/θɚˈtiˈn/ - [therteen] - thir•teen

We found 9 definitions of thirteen from 6 different sources.

What does thirteen mean?

Noun Plural: thirteens
thirteen - the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
		13, XIII, baker's dozen, long dozen
Adjective thirteen, thirteener, thirteenest
thirteen - being one more than twelve
		13, xiii

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thirteen (a.)
One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or pounds.
thirteen (n.)
The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects.
thirteen (n.)
A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii.

thirteen
The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIII and in Arabic numerals as 13.

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.]

Thirteen is the number that is after twelve and before fourteen.

Many people think thirteen is an unlucky number. Especially when it is Friday the thirteenth. Many people think that this is superstition. There is no proof that thirteen is an unlucky number.

Floors in tall buildings often skip floor thirteen. The idea of thirteen as an unlucky number was created in Norse mythology. Some Christians think that Jesus was crucified on the thirteenth. Some people also think that it is unlucky to have thirteen people siting at a table at a meal.