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thirteenth

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌθɝˈtinθ/ · UK /ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ/

thirteenth means: Coming after the twelfth and before the fourteenth in a series.

adjective

NUMBER THIRTEENA2

Coming after the twelfth and before the fourteenth in a series.

  • Today is her thirteenth birthday.
  • Our room is on the thirteenth floor.
  • He finished in thirteenth place.

Similar words: 13th, XIIIth, XIII

Common phrases: thirteenth birthday, thirteenth century, thirteenth floor

noun

MONTH DAYA2

Day thirteen of a month.

  • We leave on the thirteenth.
  • Is Friday the thirteenth unlucky?
  • The parcel arrived on the thirteenth of March.

How to use it: on the thirteenth (The meeting is on the thirteenth.); the thirteenth of + month (Her birthday is the thirteenth of June.)

Common phrases: on the thirteenth, Friday the thirteenth, thirteenth of May

THIRTEENTH IN ORDERB1

The person or thing in position thirteen in a series.

  • Twelve runners passed; the thirteenth stopped for water.
  • I counted twelve chairs, then found a thirteenth.
  • She was the thirteenth to arrive.

Common phrases: the thirteenth, a thirteenth

Questions about thirteenth

What does thirteenth mean?

Coming after the twelfth and before the fourteenth in a series.

What is thirteenth in other languages?

Türkçe: on üçüncü · Español: decimotercero · Français: treizième · Deutsch: dreizehnte · Italiano: tredicesimo · 日本語: 十三番目の

How do you pronounce thirteenth?

In American English /ˌθɝˈtinθ/; in British English /ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ/.

How do you use thirteenth in a sentence?

Today is her thirteenth birthday. Our room is on the thirteenth floor.

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