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thirteenth

thirteenth

1 1.2
One of thirteen equal parts of something
  • noun
  • /ˈθɜrˌtiːnθ/
translation icon : treceavo

Examples

  • What's one-thirteenth of a dollar among friends?

    Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

  • The latest Programme for International Assessment study ranked Canada thirteenth out of sixty-five, placing it above the OECD average in reading, math, and science.

    Academic text (2017)

  • In fact, if the ii chord were extended to include a thirteenth, it would then include all of the notes of a Dorian mode: D, F, A, C, E, G, B.

    Academic text (1991)

  • His response to such unaccountable misfortunes: retreat to a closet, carefully shut the door, and utter a scream of comic despair ("Friday the Thirteenth").

    Academic text (2015)

  • His article, mainly concerned with British suicide statistics for the 1880s and 1890s, was repeated in the Twelfth (1921) and Thirteenth (1926) Editions.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The cake was divided into thirteenth pieces, each equal in size.

  • He was the thirteenth participant to join the competition this year.

  • After sharing the pizza, I realized I only had the last thirteenth slice left.

Compounds

thirteenth grade
  • Informal
6.8

An extra year at high school when a student does not move on

Surface Forms

thirteenth singular
thirteenths plural

Morphology

thirteenth = thirteen (transparent) = thirteen + th

The ordinal suffix '-th' is transparently added to the cardinal number 'thirteen' to denote a fractional part.

Etymology

Thirteenth for a part also comes from thirteen, made of three + teen meaning 'three and ten'. It names one of thirteen equal pieces, so a thirteenth is 'one of thirteen equal parts'.