this, thes

or pron. [A. S. dhes (masc.), dheós (fem.), dhis (neut.); cogn. with Dut. deze; Icel. the i (masc. & fem.), thetta (neut.); O. H. Ger. deser; M. H. Ger. disir; Ger. dieser. The modern plural form is these , those being used as the pl. of that , but both forms are really plurals of this , the Mid. Eng. word for those being tho , thoo , from A. S. dhá, nom. pl. of the def. article. This is formed of the two pronominal bases, tha (seen in that , thither, .) and sa =he.] 1. Used to denote something that is present or near in place or time, or that has been just mentioned. "And whanne the tilieris sighen him; the i thoughten withinne hemsilf and seiden, this is the oir, sle we him that the eritage be oure." - Wycliffe : Luke xx. 2. This is frequently used as a substitute for what has preceded; as "When they heard this, they were pricked in their heart."- Acts ii. 37. 1. The ordinal of thirteen; the third after the Where this refers to the words of Peter just "If she could prove a thirteenth task for him Who twelve achiev'd, the work would me beseem." Beaumont : Psyche. 2. Constituting or being one of thirteen equal parts into which a whole is or may be divided. B. As substantive: I. Ord. Lang .: One of thirteen equal parts into which a whole is or may be divided. II. Music : An interval forming the octave of the sixth, or sixth of the octave. Chord of the thirteenth : A chord called by some a suspension; by others a secondary seventh. It consists generally of the third, seventh, and thir teenth of the dominant, and is used both in the major and minor modes. thir-ti-eth, a. & s. [A. S. thritigódha.] A. As adjective : 1. The tenth thrice told; the next in order after the twenty-ninth; the ordinal of thirty. 2. Constituting or being one of thirty equal parts into which a whole is or may be divided. B. As subst. One of thirty equal parts into which a whole is or may be divided.