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Eleventh — E*lev enth, a. [Cf. AS. endlyfta. See {Eleven}.] 1. Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter. [1913 Webster] 2. Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) Of or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eleventh — ► ORDINAL NUMBER ▪ constituting number eleven in a sequence; 11th. ● the eleventh hour Cf. ↑the eleventh hour … English terms dictionary
eleventh — [ē lev′ənth, ilev′ənth] adj. [ME elleventhe < OE endlyfta: see ELEVEN & TH2] 1. preceded by ten others in a series; 11th 2. designating any of the eleven equal parts of something n. 1. the one following the tenth … English World dictionary
Eleventh — E*lev enth, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees; the interval made up of an octave and a fourth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eleventh — late 14c., eleventhe, superseding earlier ellefte (c.1300), enlefte (early 13c.), from O.E. endleofta; see ELEVEN (Cf. eleven) + TH (Cf. th) … Etymology dictionary
Eleventh — In music or music theory an eleventh Audio|Perfect eleventh on C.mid|play is the note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord and also the interval between the root and the eleventh.Since there are only seven degrees in a diatonic scale the … Wikipedia
eleventh — e|lev|enth1 [ıˈlevənθ] adj 1.) coming after ten other things in a series ▪ in the eleventh century ▪ her eleventh birthday 2.) the eleventh hour the last moment before something important happens ▪ At the eleventh hour the government decided that … Dictionary of contemporary English
eleventh — e|lev|enth [ ı levnθ ] number 1. ) in the place or position counted as number 11: my eleventh birthday 2. ) one of 11 equal parts of something the eleventh hour the last possible moment that you can do something, especially prevent something bad… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
eleventh — /i lev euhnth/, adj. 1. next after the tenth; being the ordinal number for 11. 2. being one of 11 equal parts. n. 3. an eleventh part, esp. of one (1/11). 4. the eleventh member of a series. [bef. 1000; ME enleventh, enlefte, OE endlyfta (akin to … Universalium
eleventh — [[t]ɪle̱v(ə)nθ[/t]] ♦♦ ORD The eleventh item in a series is the one that you count as number eleven. We were working on the eleventh floor … English dictionary
eleventh — noun (C) 1 one of eleven equal parts of something 2 the eleventh hour the last moment before something important happens: War was averted at the eleventh hour … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
