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triskaidekaphobia

Triskaidekaphobia (from Greek tris meaning 'three,' kai meaning 'and,' deka meaning 'ten' and phobia meaning 'fear' or 'morbid fear') is fear of the number thirteen; it is a superstition and related to a specific fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia.

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