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Word of the day
for December 11
thirteener n
  1. A child who is thirteen years old.
  2. (dated) A member of the 13th Gen; a Generation Xer or Gen-Xer.
  3. (card games, especially bridge) The last playing card of a suit left after the other twelve have been played.
  4. (cricket) A hit for thirteen runs.
  5. (numismatics, dated) A coin worth thirteenpence, especially an Irish shilling (as contrasted with a British shilling which was worth twelvepence).
  6. (poetry) A thirteen-syllable line or series of lines in a poem.
  7. (US, climbing) A mountain rising to more than 13,000 feet (about 4,000 metres) but less than 14,000 feet above mean sea level.

Today is International Mountain Day, which was first recognized by the United Nations in 2003 to highlight the importance of sustainable mountain development.

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