thirteenth

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US /ˌθɝˈtiːnθ/ UK /ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ/
adj noun Freq #30193

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    coming next after the twelfth in position

    The thirteenth guest arrived late.

  2. 2
    noun

    position 13 in a countable series of things

    The thirteenth guest arrived late.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English thrittenthe, thrittethe, from Old English þrēottēoþa; equivalent to thirteen + -th (ordinal suffix).

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