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thirteen
has definitions from the field of mathematics
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[ adjective ] being one more than twelve
Used in print (The New York Times,...)However , this would require a lengthening of the season from thirteen to fourteen weeks . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)In most sports , as in most walks_of_life , the angels are on the side of those who begin young , and the Russian competitor of 16 has at_least thirteen years of training behind him . (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)When some thirteen records of newly and recently born individuals are collated , little or no correlation between length and distribution can be detected . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Not long_ago , I rode down with him in an elevator in Radio_City ; he was talking to himself thirteen to the dozen and smoking two cigars at_once , clearly a man in_extremis . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
Synonyms Used in print (The New York Times,...)`` Thirteen '' , said Long_Jim . Related terms |
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