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13th

13th

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That comes after the twelfth in a list
  • adjective
  • /ˈθɜrˌtiːnθ/
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  • She lives on the 13th floor.

Examples

  • Is this your 13th birthday?

  • The company occupies the 13th floor of the building.

  • He finished in 13th place out of thirty competitors.

  • Their anniversary will be on the 13th of June.

  • Their anniversary will be on the 13th of June.

  • He finished in 13th place out of thirty competitors.

  • The company occupies the 13th floor of the building.

Synonyms

thirteenth
vs13th
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After the twelfth in a list

is written as digits with an ordinal suffix instead of letters

Surface Forms

13th positive
thirteenth positive

Morphology

13th = 13 (transparent) = 13 + th

The ordinal is formed by adding the productive English ordinal suffix '-th' to the numeral '13', a straightforward and regular formation.

Etymology

The word 13th is the short form of thirteen, the number after twelve, formed by adding the ending -th to show order. So 13th means 'coming after the twelfth' or 'in thirteenth place'.