thirteenth

thirteenth
/therr"teenth"/, adj.
1. next after the twelfth; being the ordinal number for 13.
2. being one of 13 equal parts.
n.
3. a thirteenth part, esp. of one (1/13).
4. the thirteenth member of a series.
[bef. 900; THIRTEEN + -TH2; r. ME thrittenthe (see THREE, TENTH), OE thrytteotha (see TITHE)]

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