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Meaning of THIRTEENTH

Pronunciation:  'thur'teenth

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  position 13 in a countable series of things
  2. [adj]  coming next after the twelfth in position
 
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 Synonyms: 13th, ordinal
 
 See Also: rank

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Thir"teenth`\, a. [From {Thirteen}: cf. AS.
    [thorn]re['o]te['o][eth]a.]
    1. Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the
       tenth; -- the ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day
       of the month.
    2. Constituting or being one of thirteen equal parts into
       which anything is divided.
    
  2. \Thir"teenth`\, n.
    1. The quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of
       thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
    2. The next in order after the twelfth.
    3. (Mus.) The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.
    
 
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