THIRTEENTH


Meaning of THIRTEENTH in English

I. -n(t)th adjective

Etymology: Middle English threttenthe, alteration (influenced by threttene thirteen) of threttethe, from Old English thrēotēotha (akin to Old Norse threttāndi thirteenth), from thrēotīne, thrēotȳne, thrēotēne thirteen + -otha, -tha -th

1. : being number 13 in a countable series

the thirteenth day

— see number table

2. : being one of 13 equal parts into which anything is divisible

a thirteenth share of the money

II. noun

( plural thirteenths -n(t)s, -n(t)ths)

1. : number 13 in a countable series

the thirteenth of the month

2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 13 : one of 13 equal parts of anything

one thirteenth of the total

3. : a tax in medieval England comprising the 13th part of the value of movables or of an annual rent

4.

a. : the musical interval comprising an octave and a sixth

b. : a note or tone at this interval

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