THIRTEEN


Meaning of THIRTEEN in English

thir ‧ teen /ˌθɜːˈtiːn◂ $ ˌθɜːr-/ BrE AmE number

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: threotiene , from thrie , threo % 'three' + tien 'ten' ]

the number 13:

They’ve only sold thirteen tickets so far.

When it happened, I was thirteen (=13 years old) .

—thirteenth adjective , pronoun :

It’s Roberto’s thirteenth birthday.

the thirteenth century

I’m planning to leave on the thirteenth (=the 13th day of the month) .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.