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Feb. 13, 2015

triskaidekaphobia \tris-kahy-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh, tris-kuh-\ noun 1. fear or a phobia concerning the number 13. Quotes People who harbor a Friday the 13th superstition might have triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number 13, and often pass on their belief to their children, he noted. -- John Roach, "Why Does Friday the 13th Scare Us So Much?" National Geographic, September 12, 2013 Origin Triskaidekaphobia derives from the Greek word for thirteen, triskaídeka and the Greek word for fear, phobos. It entered English in the early 1900s.

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