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Definition of "13-minute" [13-minute]

  • A salad dressing of oil, vinegar, and seasonings. (noun)
  • A commercially prepared creamy salad dressing that is usually pinkish in color and often sweet. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "13-minute" in a sentence
  • "Jackson's solo career coincided with a new musical format: the music video. 1983's Thriller was a groundbreaking 13-minute film short, a throwback to B-horror flicks of the 1950s with a boy, a girl and dancing ghouls risen from the grave."
  • "The website offers a 13-minute version on Veoh, but links to its “YouTube Cut” which is only 10 minutes."
  • "In his 13-minute televised address from the White House Wednesday evening, Mr. Obama said the pullout was justified by military gains against the Taliban insurgency and successful counter-terrorism strikes that have put al Qaeda "on a path to defeat" following the killing of Osama bin Laden last month."