eleventh

CEFRA2

/ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/

number · adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    number

    Coming after the tenth in a series.

  2. 02

    number

    Extra detail

    One of eleven equal parts of a whole.

Examples

  • We'd better finish up this project before the eleventh hour.

  • This is his eleventh hour.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /iˈlɛv.ənθ/

Deep Dive

number

Extra meaning

  1. The person or thing in the eleventh position.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. The ordinal form of the number eleven.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord.

More examples

In context

  • Anyway, Trumpmentum is real. It is going to define the election. Further, Trumpmentum might edge out Harris at the eleventh hour—which is when it counts most.

Synonyms

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Origin

number

From Middle English elleventhe, from elleven + -the, equivalent to eleven + -th. This re-formation replaced inherited forms such as ellefte, enlefte, from Old English endlefta, from Proto-Germanic *ainaliftô.