eleven-plus

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noun

(esp formerly) an examination, taken by children aged 11 or 12, that determines the type of secondary education a child will be given

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elevator, elevator music, elevator pitch, elevator shoe, eleven, eleven-plus, elevenses, eleventh, Eleventh Amendment, eleventh chord, eleventh hour

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How to use eleven-plus in a sentence

Plus the GOP electorate has become more conservative since 2008.
The Devil in Mike Huckabee|Dean Obeidallah|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Some seventy-plus countries currently offer some paternity leave or parental leave days reserved for the father.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But self-doubt, while a healthy quality for human beings to have, is alas not a plus for politicians.
Mario Cuomo: An OK Governor, but a Far Better Person|Michael Tomasky|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Plus, expect outside players to take actions related to the conflict.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“Angry Birds is a small fun game plus a lot of pointless garbage,” Smith tells me.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Lamb fills his case, and lights this the ne plus ultra of a soothing weed.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
But the nasty part of the whole thing was, that Haggard had won eleven thousand pounds from a weak-headed boy.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Porter and Poindexter are within eleven miles of the place, and Duffield expects to be attacked by morning.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
It was eleven o'clock before the river was crossed and the headquarters of Colonel Guitar reached.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Ie raconteray seulement ce qu' mon advis on orroit plus volontiers.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various