thirteenth
- next after the twelfth; being the ordinal number for 13.
- being one of 13 equal parts.
- a thirteenth part, especially of one (1/13).
- the thirteenth member of a series.
Origin of thirteenth
Examples from the Web for thirteenth
Contemporary Examples of thirteenth
Buffalo ranked tenth in the nation, while Detroit and Pittsburgh ranked twelth and thirteenth, respectively.
In The Thirteenth Turn, Shuler does some good, important work.
Venezuela ranks first in South America and thirteenth globally as an arms buyer, but that hardly translates into security.
Meanwhile, South Korea is both the thirty-seventh freest country in the world and the thirteenth richest.
I tried to sneak him into Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth, clearly one of my great triumphs.
‘Game Change’ and ‘21 Jump Street’: Screenwriters Danny Strong and Michael Bacall on WritingMichael Bacall, Danny Strong
March 9, 2012
Historical Examples of thirteenth
Norman towers were sometimes capped with spires in the thirteenth century.
English VillagesP. H. Ditchfield
Stricken low in her thirteenth year, she had grown no older in mind.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
Lastly, the thirteenth is that of Walnuts, and it is added to compleat the year.
The History of LouisianaLe Page Du Pratz
This was the progress the piano of today had made in the thirteenth century.
How the Piano Came to BeEllye Howell Glover
It was Sunday, November the thirteenth, and five o'clock in the afternoon.
A Nest of SpiesPierre Souvestre
thirteenth
- (usually prenominal)
- coming after the twelfth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of thirteen: often written 13th
- (as noun)Friday the thirteenth
- one of 13 equal or nearly equal parts of something
- (as modifier)a thirteenth part
- the fraction equal to one divided by 13 (1/13)
- music
- an interval of one octave plus a sixthSee also interval (def. 5)
- short for thirteenth chord