thirteen

thirteen
thir·teen

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  • Thirteen — Thir teen , n. 1. The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thirteen — (engl. ‘Dreizehn’) steht für: Dreizehn (Film) (englischer Originaltitel), Film von Catherine Hardwicke und Nikki Reed Thirteen (Alton Towers) (auch TH13TEEN), Achterbahn Thirteen (Album), Musikalbum der US amerikanischen Band Megadeth …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thirteen — Thir teen (th[ e]r t[=e]n ), a. [OE. threttene, AS. [thorn]re[ o]t[=e]ne, [thorn]re[ o]tyne. See {Three}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Thirty}.] One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or pounds. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thirteen — early 15c., metathesis of O.E. þreotene (Mercian), þreotiene (W.Saxon), from þreo three + tene (see TEEN (Cf. teen)). Cf. O.Fris. thretten, Du. dertien, Ger. dreizehn. Not an unlucky number in medieval England, but associated rather with the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • thirteen — ► CARDINAL NUMBER ▪ one more than twelve; 13. (Roman numeral: xiii or XIII.) DERIVATIVES thirteenth ordinal number. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • thirteen — [thʉr′tēn′] adj. [ME thrittene < OE threotyne: see THREE & TEEN] totaling three more than ten n. the cardinal number between twelve and fourteen; 13; XIII …   English World dictionary

  • Thirteen — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. En anglais, thirteen désigne le nombre 13. Sommaire 1 Art et divertissement 1.1 Albums …   Wikipédia en Français

  • thirteen —    In medieval England, thirteen was not ill omened. It was associated either with the extra item customarily added to the dozen when selling certain produce, for example buns or eggs (hence baker s dozen ); or with groups of twelve plus a leader …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • Thirteen — Para el artículo sobre el personaje de House, véase Remy Hadley. Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Thirteen — TH1RT3EN …   Википедия

  • thirteen — noun Etymology: Middle English thrittene, from thrittene, adjective, from Old English thrēotīne; akin to Old English tīen ten more at ten Date: 14th century see number table • thirteen adjective • thirteen pronoun, plural in construction •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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