Thirteen
noun
1.
a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
2.
a symbol for this number, as 13 or XIII.
3.
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
4.
amounting to 13 in number.
noun
1.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and three and is a prime number See also number (sense 1)
2.
a numeral, 13, XIII, etc, representing this number
3.
the amount or quantity that is three more than ten; baker’s dozen
4.
something represented by, representing, or consisting of 13 units
determiner
5.
amounting to thirteen: thirteen buses
(as pronoun): thirteen of them fell
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