Definition of Eleventh

1. Noun. Position 11 in a countable series of things.

Generic synonyms: Rank

2. Adjective. Coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position.
Exact synonyms: 11th
Similar to: Ordinal

Definition of Eleventh

1. a. Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter.

2. n. The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts.

Definition of Eleventh

1. Adjective. The ordinal form of the number eleven. ¹

2. Noun. The person or thing in the eleventh position. ¹

3. Noun. One of eleven equal parts of a whole. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eleventh

1. one of eleven equal parts [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eleventh

eleven-plus
eleven hundred
eleven o'clock
eleven plus
eleven pluses
eleven thousand
elevenfold
elevenish
elevenpence
elevenpenny
elevens
elevenses
elevensies
eleventeen
eleventeenth
eleventh (current term)
eleventh cranial nerve
eleventh grade
eleventh grades
eleventh hour
eleventhly
elevenths
eleventy
elevon
elevons
elextrometry
elf
elf cup
elfdom
elfe

Literary usage of Eleventh

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"Next day towards the eleventh hour, we were called again to hear the sentence; and Margaret Fell being called first to the bar, she had counsel to plead, ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1864)
"eleventh edition, carefully revised and much extended, by ROBERT P. THOMAS, MD, Prof. Mat. Med. in Philada. Coll. Pharm. 8vo. pp. 341. ..."

3. The German Element in the United States by Albert Bernhardt Faust (1909)
"In the well-known eleventh Corps there were several German regiments that probably saw ... The eleventh Corps was not entirely German,1 but it contained two ..."

4. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1879)
"For the art then of the eleventh and twelfth centuries Import- we must look ... In And in the annals of architecture the eleventh century of architec- holds ..."

5. The Traditions of European Literature: From Homer to Dante by Barrett Wendell (1920)
"The moment we reflect on these names we must remark what is probably the most distinctive feature of eleventh Century tradition. Before the year 1000, ..."

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