Meaning & use
13
The whole number that comes after 12 and before 14, often regarded in Western culture as unlucky.
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Many hotels skip the thirteenth floor because so many guests consider 13 unlucky.
She turned 13 in June and officially became a teenager.
A note on using this word
Fear of the number thirteen is called triskaidekaphobia; some buildings avoid labeling a thirteenth floor because of it.
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