thirteenth
adjective
next after the twelfth; being the ordinal number for 13.
thirteenths
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pluralof thirteenth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This is about four thirteenths of the cultivable soil of the kingdom.
From Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George P. Marsh
If you were in the profession you'd understand that a fellow values a charm that has carried him safe over Fridays, thirteenths, rotten trapezes and cyclones.
From Andy the Acrobat by Peter T. Harkness
The use of units of measure in drills which will never be used in bona fide measuring is like the use of fractions like sevenths, elevenths, and thirteenths.
From The Psychology of Arithmetic by Edward L. (Edward Lee) Thorndike
"Three and eleven thirteenths dollars each," said William Bright, who pulled the next oar forward of Tim.
From All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake A Sequel to "The Boat Club" by Oliver Optic
