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thir·teen I. \(ˈ)thər](t)|tēn, (ˈ)thə̄], (ˈ)thəi] sometimes ]d.|ēn\ adjective Etymology: Middle English thirttene, threttene, from Old English thrēotīne, thrēotȳne, thrēotēne (akin to Old High German drīzehan, Old Norse threttān), from thrīe, thrēo three + -tīene, -tȳne, -tēne (from tīen, tȳn, tēn ten) — more at three, ten : being one more than 12 in number < thirteen years > — see number table II. pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English threttene, from Old English thrēotȳne, from thrēotīne, thrēotȳne, thrēotēne, adjective : thirteen countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated < thirteen are here > < thirteen were found > III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English thrittene, from thirttene, threttene, thrittene, adjective 1. : 10 and three 2. a. : 13 units or objects < a total of thirteen > b. : a group or set of 13 3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 13 4. [so called from the fact that it was once worth thirteen copper pence in Irish money] chiefly Irish : an English shilling 5. : the 13th in a set or series; especially : an article of clothing of the 13th size |