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# xiii

«xiii» in Mova's school dictionary: **the Roman numeral for thirteen: X = 10, I + I + I = 3, so…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

numeral (XIII — Roman numeral, usually written in capitals)

### meaning for a pupil

1) XIII is the Roman numeral for thirteen: X = 10, I + I + I = 3, so XIII = 13. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiii/#m1)

2) It is used in names of kings, queens and popes (Louis XIII) and in some titles and clock faces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiii/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths lessons pupils read and write Roman numerals. In history it appears in rulers' names. Phrases: Louis XIII, chapter XIII, Pope Leo XIII.

### examples

- XIII means thirteen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiii/#x1)
- King Louis XIII of France lived in the 1600s. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiii/#x2)
- Chapter XIII is the last chapter of the book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiii/#x3)
- XIII = X + III = 10 + 3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiii/#x4)
- Pope Leo XIII was pope for 25 years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiii/#x5)
- Write the number 13 in Roman numerals: XIII. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiii/#x6)
- THE CHILDREN ARE CARRIED OFF Chapter XIII. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiii/#x7)

### note

Not a word but a number. Read "the thirteenth" after a name: Louis XIII = Louis the Thirteenth. Roman numerals have no zero. 14 is XIV (not XIIII), because 4 is written IV.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «xiii» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiii/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.