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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

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eleven Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • start: The first 11 player's names he hits are the starting eleven.

Adjective modifier

  • least: About fifty nuclear warheads and at least eleven nuclear reactors lie on our ocean floors.

Modifies a noun

  • disciple: The figure of Jesus with the eleven disciples safely held in the shape of his cloak represents the safety of a boat.

Noun used with modifier

  • half-past: On Thursday night they went to bed about half-past eleven, he suffering from the effects of drink.

Preposition: in

  • morning: We left on a Sunday at eleven in the morning arid that night we landed at Le Havre.

Preposition: per

  • cent: DfT had reported that eleven per cent were covered by March 2003.
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