eleven

e-lev-en · numeral

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Definitions

numeral

  1. 1.

    The number equivalent to the sum of six and five; one more than ten; 11.

  2. 2.

    (noun) A group or unit of eleven people or things.

  3. 3.

    (noun) The time of eleven o'clock.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the eleventh hour — at the last possible moment
  • •
    eleven-plus — (British) an exam taken at age 11 for secondary school placement
  • •
    turn it up to eleven — to exceed the maximum level (from the film "This Is Spinal Tap")

Related words

See also: eleventh, number, ten, twelve

Etymology

From Old English endleofan, from Proto-Germanic ainlif ("one left" over ten), from ain ("one") + lif ("left over"). The same pattern appears in German elf and Dutch elf.