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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Thirteen \Thir"teen'\ (th[~e]r"t[=e]n'), adjective [OE. threttene, AS. [thorn]re['o]t[=e]ne, [thorn]re['o]tyne. See {Three}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Thirty}.] One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or pounds.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Thirteen \Thir"teen'\, noun

1. The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects.

2. A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

thirteen

adjective: being one more than twelve [syn: {13}, {xiii}]

noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn: {13}, {XIII}, {baker's dozen}, {long dozen}]
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