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Etymology edit

From XIII (Roman numeral representing thirteen) +‎ -th.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: XIIIth

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XIIIth (not comparable)

  1. 13th; Abbreviation of thirteenth.
    • 1869, On Early English Pronunciation, with Especial Reference to Shakspere and Chaucer, [] , page 457:
      But at this early period, xii th or xiii th century, I have not yet seen the confusion in many words.
    • 1896, Political Letters and Speeches of George, XIIIth, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, page III:
      POLITICAL LETTERS AND SPEECHES / OF GEORGE, XIIIth / EARL OF PEMBROKE AND MONTGOMERY
    • 1900 September, “Recent Excavations in Egypt”, in Biblia. A Monthly Journal of Oriental Research in Archæology, Ethnology, Literature, Religion, History, Epigraphy, Geography, Languages, etc., volume XIV, number 6, Meriden, Conn., page 177:
      The tomb of the XIth or XIIIth dynasty, either princely or royal.
    • 1937, Trends in European Painting from the XIIIth to the XXth Century:
      TRENDS IN EUROPEAN PAINTING / FROM THE XIIIth TO THE XXth CENTURY
    • 1955, Pierre Rambach, Vitold de Golish, The Golden Age of Indian Art: Vth-XIIIth Century, →ISBN, page 149:
      In that very place, King Narasimhadeva I who reigned over the province of Orissa in the middle of the XIIIth century, erected the greatest monument in the whole of India, the temple of Konarak, built on twelve pairs of wheels in the likeness of the Sun Chariot.
    • 1961, XIIIth Century Chronicles, page IV:
      XIIIth Century Chronicles, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 61-11198 copyright 1961 []
    • 1963, Proceedings of the XIIIth International Ornithological Congress, Ithaca, 17-24 June 1962, volume 1, page IX:
      The Proceedings of the XIIIth Congress contain about 75 percent more pages than the average for the last ten Congresses, and they are about 45 percent longer than the report on the last Congress at Helsinki.
    • 1966, Solomon Grayzel, The Church and the Jews in the XIIIth Century: A Study of Their Relations During the Years 1198-1254, Based on the Papal Letters and the Conciliar Decrees of the Period:
      THE CHURCH AND THE JEWS IN THE XIIITH CENTURY
    • 1984, XIIIth International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics: College Park, Maryland, USA, 21-25 May 1984, →ISBN, page IV:
      XIIIth International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics
    • 1990, Swedish National Reports to the XIIIth International Congress of Comparative Law, Montreal, 1990, →ISBN, page 9:
      This volume contains the Swedish national reports to the XIIIth International Congress of Comparative Law to be held at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, between August 19 and 24, 1990.
    • 1991, Japanese Reports for the XIIIth International Congress of Comparative Law (Montreal, August 19th – 24th 1990), page 7:
      JAPANESE REPORTS FOR THE XIIITH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF COMPARATIVE LAW / (Montreal, August 19th – 24th 1990)
    • 1996, Proceedings of the XIIIth International Congress of Arachnology, Geneva, 3-8 September 1995, page 15:
      Proceedings of the XIIIth International Congress of Arachnology, Geneva, 3-8-IX.1995.

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Used in the titles of conferences.

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