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Triskaidekaphobia — (from Greek tris=three, kai=and, deka=ten) is an irrational fear of the number 13; it is a superstition and related to a specific fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia.OriginsSome Christian traditions… … Wikipedia
triskaidekaphobia — fear of the number 13, 1911, from Gk. treiskaideka thirteen + phobia fear (see PHOBIA (Cf. phobia)) … Etymology dictionary
triskaidekaphobia — [tris΄kī dek΄ə fō′bē ə] n. [ModL < Gr triskaideka, thirteen (< treis,THREE + kai, and + deka,TEN) + phobia, PHOBIA] fear of the number 13 … English World dictionary
triskaidekaphobia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek treiskaideka thirteen (from treis three + kai and + deka ten) + New Latin phobia more at three, ten Date: circa 1911 fear of the number 13 … New Collegiate Dictionary
triskaidekaphobia — triskaidekaphobic, adj. /tris kuy dek euh foh bee euh, tris keuh /, n. fear or a phobia concerning the number 13. [1910 15; < Gk triskaídeka thirteen + PHOBIA] * * * … Universalium
triskaidekaphobia — noun /ˌtrɪskaɪdɛkəˈfəʊbiə/ Fear, hate, or dislike of the number thirteen (13) … Wiktionary
triskaidekaphobia — fear of the number thirteen Phobias … Phrontistery dictionary
triskaidekaphobia — n. abnormal fear of the number 13; state of being afraid of the number 13 (Psychiatry) … English contemporary dictionary
triskaidekaphobia — (triss kye deh kah FOH bee ah) [Greek] Fear of the number thirteen. The fact that Schoenberg was born on September 13, 1874, and was fervently triskaidekaphobic must have produced a sense of foreboding from childhood on. The New Criterion,… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
triskaidekaphobia — [ˌtrɪskʌɪdɛkə fəʊbɪə] noun extreme superstition regarding the number thirteen. Origin early 20th cent.: from Gk treiskaideka thirteen + phobia … English new terms dictionary
