/ ɪˈlevn; NAmE /
1.
number 11
2.
noun a team of eleven players for football ( soccer ), cricket or hockey :
She was chosen for the first eleven.
► elev·enth / ɪˈlevnθ; NAmE / ordinal number , noun
HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth .
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IDIOMS
- at the eleventh hour
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English endleofon , from the base of one + a second element (probably expressing the sense left over ) occurring also in twelve ; of Germanic origin and related to Dutch and German elf .