eleventh
next after the tenth; being the ordinal number for 11.
being one of 11 equal parts.
an eleventh part, especially of one (1/11).
the eleventh member of a series.
Origin of eleventh
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How to use eleventh in a sentence
eleventh place is quite the crowning achievement for the little isthmus—especially considering the low quality offerings.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama | Jeff Campagna | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPointing to the elevator bank, they say in unison, "eleventh floor."
Backstage at the Razzie Awards, Honoring Hollywood’s Worst Films | David Eckstein | March 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll this has created an outpouring of national sentiment and a predictable flurry of eleventh-hour government initiatives.
Former Miss Venezuela Murdered In Roadside Attack | Mac Margolis | January 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe won an Emmy in 1963 for an episode of The eleventh Hour.
The Deaths You Missed This Year | Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson | December 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNo more eleventh-hour miracles—the inevitable finally has to happen.
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On the eleventh it was washed, and a small grain of gold of the weight of one-half real was obtained.
Given in Paris the 27th day of November, in the year of grace 1608, and of our reign the eleventh.
Before turning up the eleventh card he paused for the fraction of a second.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeAnd in the eleventh year of Sedecias, in the fourth month, the fifth day of the month, the city was opened.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAll things considered it was a wonderful achievement when, on the evening of the eleventh day, they began their last march.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for eleventh
/ (ɪˈlɛvənθ) /
(usually prenominal)
coming after the tenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of eleven: often written 11th
(as pronoun): the eleventh in succession
one of 11 equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
(as modifier): an eleventh part
the fraction equal to one divided by 11 (1/11)
music
an interval of one octave plus one fourth
See eleventh chord
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