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Triskaidekaphobia (/ˌtrɪskaɪˌdɛkəˈfoʊbiə/ TRIS-kye-DEK-ə-FOH-bee-ə, /ˌtrɪskə-/ TRIS-kə-; from
Ancient Gr**** τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka) 'thirteen' and...
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specifically recognized phobia,
triskaidekaphobia, a word
first recorded in 1911. The
superstitious sufferers of
triskaidekaphobia try to
avoid bad luck by keeping...
- decathlon, decahedron,
decagon e.g.
duodenum e.g.
dodecahedron e.g.
triskaidekaphobia e.g. tetradecahedron/
decatetrahedron e.g. (e)icosahedron e.g. docosa-hexaenoic...
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Representatives Hall, the
number thirteen was
purposely omitted in
deference to
triskaidekaphobia.[citation needed] The
annual pay for
legislators is set by law at...
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tarot deck,
Death is
depicted as Nyx
holding her child,
Thanatos Triskaidekaphobia Gray, Eden. The
Complete Guide to the Tarot. Bunning, Joan. Learning...
- Sino-Vietnamese
numerals as
often in the
first place.
Tetraphobia far surp****es
triskaidekaphobia (Western
superstitions around the
number 13). It even
permeates the...
- for "suffering". The
number 13. Fear of the
number 13 is
known as
triskaidekaphobia. The
number 17. Fear of the
number 17 is
known as heptadecaphobia...
- δέκα (the Gr**** word for 'ten'). For
instance treiskaideka, as in
triskaidekaphobia. Panico, R. & Powell, W. H., eds. (1994). A
Guide to
IUPAC Nomenclature...
- may omit the
thirteenth floor in
their floor numbering because of
triskaidekaphobia, a
common superstition surrounding this number. The
floor numbering...
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levels "higher",
similar to
Western superstition about the
number 13 (
triskaidekaphobia). e.g. the 68-storey building, The Cullinan, is
declared 93 storeys...
