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eleven definition

elev·en (ē lev′ən, i-)

adjective

totaling one more than ten

Etymology: ME elleven < OE endleofan, akin to OFris andlofa, OHG einlif (Ger elf) < Gmc *ainlif, lit., one left over (after ten) < *ain- (OE an: see a, an + *-lif, left over, prob. < IE base *leikw-, to leave behind > loan

noun

  1. the cardinal number between ten and twelve; 11; XI
  2. any group of eleven people or things; esp., a football or cricket team
  3. something numbered eleven or having eleven units, as a throw of dice

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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