ELEVEN


Meaning of ELEVEN in English

n. & adj.

n. 1 one more than ten; the sum of six units and five units. 2 a symbol for this (11, xi, XI). 3 a size etc. denoted by eleven. 4 a set or team of eleven individuals. 5 the time of eleven o'clock (is it eleven yet?).

adj. that amount to eleven. eleven-plus esp. hist. (in the UK) an examination taken at the age of 11-12 to determine the type of secondary school a child should enter.

[ OE endleofon f. Gmc ]

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