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thir·teenth I. \-n(t)th\ adjective Etymology: Middle English threttenthe, alteration (influenced by threttene thirteen) of threttethe, from Old English thrēotēotha (akin to Old Norse threttāndi thirteenth), from thrēotīne, thrēotȳne, thrēotēne thirteen + -otha, -tha -th 1. : being number 13 in a countable series < the thirteenth day > — see number table 2. : being one of 13 equal parts into which anything is divisible < a thirteenth share of the money > II. noun (plural thirteenths \-n(t)s, -n(t)ths\) 1. : number 13 in a countable series < the thirteenth of the month > 2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 13 : one of 13 equal parts of anything < one thirteenth of the total > 3. : a tax in medieval England comprising the 13th part of the value of movables or of an annual rent 4. a. : the musical interval comprising an octave and a sixth b. : a note or tone at this interval |