eleventh

adj, noun — 4 senses

eleventh

adj

UK /ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/ · US /ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/

Etymology From Middle English elleventhe, from elleven + -the, equivalent to eleven + -th. This re-formation replaced inherited forms such as ellefte, enlefte, from Old English endlefta, from Proto-Germanic *ainaliftô.

1

The ordinal form of the number eleven.

  • Anyway, Trumpmentum is real. It is going to define the election. Further, Trumpmentum might edge out Harris at the eleventh hour—which is when it counts most.2024 October 22, Brandon J. Weichert, “Trumpmentum Is Real: Can He Win?”, in The National Interest:
Synonyms
11th, XIth, XI
Derived terms
eleventh commandment, eleventh cranial nerve, eleventh grade, eleventh grader, eleventh-hour, eleventh hour, eleventhly, September eleventh

eleventh

noun

Etymology From Middle English elleventhe, from elleven + -the, equivalent to eleven + -th. This re-formation replaced inherited forms such as ellefte, enlefte, from Old English endlefta, from Proto-Germanic *ainaliftô.

1

The person or thing in the eleventh position.

2

One of eleven equal parts of a whole.

3

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music The note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord.

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