eleventh

American  

[ih-lev-uhnth] / ɪˈlɛv ənθ /

adjective

1. next after the tenth; being the ordinal number for 11.

2. being one of 11 equal parts.

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noun

elevenths plural

1. an eleventh part, especially of one (1/11).

2. the eleventh member of a series.

eleventh British  

/ ɪˈlɛvənθ /

adjective

1. (usually prenominal)

   1. coming after the tenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of eleven: often written 11th

   2. ( as pronoun )

      the eleventh in succession

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noun

1. 1. one of 11 equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      an eleventh part

2. the fraction equal to one divided by 11 ( 1/ 11 )

3. music

   1. an interval of one octave plus one fourth

   2. See eleventh chord

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• elevenths
  plural

Etymology

Origin of eleventh

before 1000; Middle English enleventh, enlefte, Old English endlyfta (akin to Old Frisian andlofta, Old Saxon ellifto ). See eleven, -th ²

Example Sentences

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eleventh elevenths

For the eleventh consecutive month, U.S. home values fell in real terms, as April’s 3.8% inflation ran roughly 3 percentage points above the 0.8% home price gain, the survey said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

It will hold separate elections for some voters based on how their districts have been changed at the eleventh hour.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026

But after a backlash from campaigners, survivors and bereaved families, the amendments were pulled at the eleventh hour.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

With the ceasefire due to expire earlier this week, US President Donald Trump announced an indefinite extension at the eleventh hour, to allow more time for peace talks brokered by Pakistan.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

She told me I was either born on the tenth or the eleventh of October.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Under this supposition, one tenth of the population secures ten elevenths of the positions for which a higher education is required.

From Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement by Walling, William English

These tenths and elevenths and sixteenths are somewhat confusing to one's memory, but you always remember them.

From Fan : the story of a young girl's life by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

But Firmians seldom make well-digested reflections of this sort concerning elevenths of February until the twelfth.

From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul

The use of units of measure in drills which will never be used in bona fide measuring is like the use of fractions like sevenths, elevenths, and thirteenths.

From The Psychology of Arithmetic by Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)