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13

Curated entry for 13.

Numerological root

1+3=4

4

— the builder

12 14

readings
Cultural — the named echo
  • Triskaidekaphobia

    Western unlucky number. Friday the 13th, missing 13th floors in Western hotels and high-rises; the 13th guest at the Last Supper.

  • Lucky in Italy

    Particularly in matters of love — the opposite of 17, which is the unlucky number there.

  • Apollo 13

    April 1970. Oxygen-tank rupture en route to the Moon; crew returned safely. 'Houston, we've had a problem.'

Major — the phonetic cipher
  • time, item, team, tom, theme, atom

    consonant skeleton t·d·m — 20 candidates in the dictionary