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Definition of Thirteen
1. Adjective. Being one more than twelve.
2. Noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one.
Definition of Thirteen
1. a. One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or pounds.
2. n. The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects.
Definition of Thirteen
1. Number. The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIII and in Arabic numerals as 13. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thirteen
1. a number [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thirteen
Literary usage of Thirteen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, the Rules of the House of Representatives by United States Congress. House, Thomas Jefferson, United States (1904)
"On Railways and Canals, to consist of thirteen members. On Manufactures, to
consist of eleven members. On Mines and Mining, to consist of thirteen members. ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1902)
"Aged thirteen months; father and brother in house with typhoid ; breast- and
bottle-fed ... Aged thirteen months ; mother with typhoid, child taking milk; ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reportsby Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1882)
"20, which provide, "that general courts-martial may consist of any number of
commissioned officers from five to thirteen inclusively; but they shall not ..."
4. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"She put thirteen in before it was quite hot, but he kept slipping out. ...
Calling down upon thirteen the most terrible curses, he started out to catch him. ..."
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