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xiii

xiii

1 7.9
The number thirteen written in Roman numerals
  • numeral
translation icon : trece
  • Atlus has had a hand in bringing to the United States: King of Fighters XIII and Persona 4 Arena.

Examples

  • Albert the Great. Metaphysicorum libri XIII. Lyon, 1890.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Book III, Chapter XIII (p. 71)

    Academic text (2010)

  • Square Enix has apparently canceled the development of Final Fantasy Versus XIII.

    Blog text (14)

  • Twenty-One Love Poems, XIII

    Academic text (2005)

  • The Roman numeral XIII represents the number thirteen.

  • In ancient Rome, XIII was used to denote the number thirteen in various texts.

  • A clock showing XIII would indicate one hour past noon.

Synonyms

thirteen
vsxiii
195 1.0

A number one more than twelve

is the numeric form shown with Roman letters rather than the word
XIII
vsxiii
8 1.6

A way to write the number 13 using Roman numerals

is the same number but written in lowercase Roman letters

Compounds

factor XIII
  • Specialized
5.9

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

Surface Forms

xiii cardinal word
13 cardinal digit
13th ordinal digit

Etymology

The word xiii is a Roman numeral made from X ('ten') and III ('three'), so it literally reads 'ten and three'. That's why xiii is used to show the number thirteen on years, floors, and book volumes.