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Word entry · 8 letters

thirteen

Best crossword clue

"One more than twelve"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˌθɜːˈtiːn/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted eehinrttStarts with TEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. being one more than twelve

Word 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.

Used in a sentence

  • There are thirteen cards of each of the four suits in a deck of playing cards.
  • His brother's age is thirteen.
  • In the summer of 2014, at least thirteen BTGs and elements of five SPETSNAZ units were poised on the Ukrainian border.³⁶

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