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XIII

XIII

8 1.6
A way to write the number 13 using Roman numerals
  • numeral
translation icon : XIII
  • The number XIII is often associated with superstition and misfortune.
  • Pope Leo XIII
  • Article XIII
  • King Louis XIII

Examples

  • That, Francis, is Pope Leo XIII, and he was a great friend of the working man.

  • Pope Pius XIII, on the first leg of his American tour, today addressed a special meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

  • I am King Friday XIII.

  • "But for one living at the time of Louis XIII, he was pretty nearly right."

    Fiction book (2001)
  • After the assassination of his father, the young King Louis XIII ascends to the French throne.

  • I'd like to start with a selection from first Corinthians chapter XIII verses one through four.

  • Article XIII required all amendments to be first proposed by Congress and then ratified by all thirteen state legislatures.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Here's King Friday XIII.

  • The dedicatee of the Synopsis, Louis XIII, for instance, participated in several royal entry ceremonies.

    Academic text (2013)
  • By joint edict of His Majesty King Louis XIII and His Eminence Cardinal Richelieu, the Musketeers are officially disbanded.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

thirteen
vsXIII
195 1.0

A number one more than twelve

represents that number using Roman numeral symbols
xiii
vsXIII
1 7.9

The number thirteen written in Roman numerals

is the same numeral but shown in uppercase letters

Compounds

factor XIII
  • Specialized
5.9

A blood protein that makes clots stronger so they do not break

Surface Forms

XIII roman numeral
13 cardinal digit
thirteen cardinal word
13th ordinal digit
thirteenth ordinal word

Etymology

XIII is how the Romans wrote the number thirteen using letters. Romans used X for '10' and I for '1', so XIII is 10 + 1 + 1 + 1, which is '13'.