adj

eleventh

ih-LEHV-uhnth

adj

Coming after the tenth and before the twelfth in a sequence; 11th.

"This is the eleventh time he's asked me the same question."

noun

One of eleven equal parts of something.

"Each slice was an eleventh of the whole pie."

How to Use Eleventh

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe word for position 11 in a sequence, or a share of one-eleventh.

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"At the eleventh hour" means at the very last possible moment.

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Common pairings

eleventh hour eleventh place

elevenths plural

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From Middle English elleventhe, formed from eleven plus the ordinal suffix -th.

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