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Added 9 October 2026

thirteen

/ˌθɜːˈtiːn/ numeral

In Latin: trēdecim Wiktionary

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The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.
There are thirteen cards of each of the four suits in a deck of playing cards.

noun

A group of thirteen items.

Origin

From Middle English thirttene, variant (through metathesis) of thrittene, from Old English þrēotīene, from Proto-Germanic *þritehun, compound of *þrīz (“three”) + *tehun (“teen”). Cognate with West Frisian trettjin, Dutch dertien, German dreizehn, Danish tretten. Equivalent to three + -teen.

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