ELEVENTH


Meaning of ELEVENTH in English

I. -ən(t)th, - ə mth adjective

Etymology: Middle English enlefte, ellefte, enleventhe, elleventhe, adjective & noun, from Old English endleofta, endlyfta (akin to Old High German einlifto eleventh, Old Norse ellifti ), from endleofan eleven + -tha -th

1. : being number 11 in a countable series — see number table

2. : being one of 11 equal parts into which something is divisible

an eleventh share of the money

II. noun

( plural elevenths -ən(t)s, - ə m(p)s, -ən(t)ths, - ə mths)

Etymology: Middle English enlefte, ellefte, enleventhe, elleventhe

1. : number 11 in a countable series

the eleventh of the month

2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 11 : one of 11 equal parts of anything

one eleventh of the total

3.

a. : the musical interval made up of an octave and a fourth

b. : a tone at this interval

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