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eleventh definition

elev·enth (ē lev′ənt̸h, i-)

adjective

  1. preceded by ten others in a series; 11th
  2. designating any of the eleven equal parts of something

Etymology: ME elleventhe < OE endlyfta: see eleven & -th

noun

  1. the one following the tenth
  2. any of the eleven equal parts of something;

adverb

in the eleventh place, rank, etc.
eleventh Idioms

at the eleventh hour

Etymology: < Matt. 20:1-16

at the last moment; just before it is too late

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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