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Definition of "eleven" []

  • The cardinal number equal to 10 + 1. (noun)
  • The 11th in a set or sequence. (noun)
  • Something with 11 parts or members, especially a football team. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "eleven" in a sentence
  • "_He was born eleven ages before the siege of Troy, and he is said to have lived nine ages; and according to some eleven_."
  • "It consists of thirty-eight lines in Cramer’s edition: of which Possinus omits eleven; and Matthaei also, eleven; — _but not the same eleven_."
  • "Cuevas who successfully defended his title eleven times before losing by a second round TKO to"