First Known Use: 14th century
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thirteen
noun thir·teen \ˌthər(t)-ˈtēn, ˈthər(t)-\
: the number 13
Full Definition of THIRTEEN
— see number table
— thirteen adjective
— thirteen pronoun, plural in construction
— thir·teenth \-ˈtēn(t)th, -ˌtēn(t)th\ adjective or noun
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Origin of THIRTEEN
Middle English thrittene, from thrittene, adjective, from Old English thrēotīne; akin to Old English tīen ten — more at ten
Rhymes with THIRTEEN
Andine, arene, baleen, beguine, Benin, benzene, benzine, Bernstein, between, black bean, boreen, bovine, broad bean, buckbean, caffeine, canteen, carbine, careen, chlorine, chopine, chorine, citrine, codeine, colleen, convene, cotquean, cuisine, dasheen, dauphine, demean, demesne, dry-clean, dudeen, eighteen, Essene, e-zine, fanzine, fascine, fifteen, flavine, fluorine, fourteen, gamine, gangrene, glassine, gyrene, Hellene, hoatzin, horsebean, houseclean, khamsin, Ladin, lateen, latrine, Lublin, machine, malines, marine, moline, moreen, morphine, nankeen, naphthene, Nicene, nineteen, nongreen, obscene, offscreen, on-screen, patine, piscine, poteen, praline, preteen, pristine, propine, Rabin, ratteen, ravine, red bean, routine, saline, saltine, Salween, sardine, sateen, scalene, serene, shagreen, shebeen, siren, Sistine, sixteen, Slovene, snap bean, soybean, spalpeen, string bean, strychnine, subteen, sunscreen, Szczecin, tacrine, takin, taurine, terrene, terrine, Tolkien, tontine, tureen, umpteen, unclean, undine, unseen, vaccine, vitrine, wax bean, white bean, windscreen, yestreen, Yibin, zechin
THIRTEENTH Defined for Kids
1thirteen
adjective thir·teen \ˌthər-ˈtēn\
Definition of THIRTEEN for Kids
: being one more than twelve
2thirteen
noun
Definition of THIRTEEN for Kids
: one more than twelve : 13
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