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Thirteen for Dummies

adjective

pronunciation: θɜr_'tin

What does Thirteen really mean?

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Thirteen is a number that represents a quantity or amount. It comes after the number twelve and before the number fourteen. So when we count, we start with one, two, three, and so on. Thirteen is the specific word we use to describe the number that comes after twelve.

So, imagine you have twelve cookies. If you add one more cookie to that, you would have thirteen cookies in total. It's like when we go up the stairs, taking one step at a time. Thirteen is just the step right after twelve.

Now, I want you to picture a calendar. It has twelve months in a year. When we reach the end of December, the last month of the year, what comes next? That's right, it's January, which is the first month of the next year. So, if we think about it, the month of January is like the thirteenth month after December.

Sometimes we might hear people say "unlucky thirteen" or "thirteen is a bad number." This belief is called superstition, and it's kind of like a story that some people believe in. They think that thirteen brings bad luck, and that's why some buildings don't have a thirteenth floor or some airplanes don't have thirteen rows. But remember, superstitions are just stories, and they don't have any real evidence behind them.

In summary, thirteen is a number that comes after twelve. It's like taking one more step or adding one more cookie. It can also be thought of as the month after December. And while some people may believe that thirteen brings bad luck, it's just a superstition with no real basis.

Revised and Fact checked by Michael Johnson on 2023-10-30 05:56:07

Thirteen In a sentece

Learn how to use Thirteen inside a sentece

  • There are thirteen people in a basketball team, including the players and the coach.
  • If you have thirteen apples and you give one apple to your friend, then you will have twelve apples left.
  • In a baker's dozen, there are thirteen donuts instead of twelve.
  • A deck of playing cards has fifty-two cards, and thirteen of them belong to each suit (hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades).
  • Thirteen is the number of stripes on the American flag, representing the original thirteen colonies.

Thirteen Synonyms

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Thirteen Hypernyms

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Thirteen Similar Words

Words that similar to the original word, but are not synonyms.