eleven


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
eleven/ɪˈlevn/
cardinal number
  • 1 equivalent to the sum of six and five; one more than ten; 11. (Roman numeral: xi or XI)
  • 2 a sports team of eleven players.
– derivatives
elevenfold adjective & adverb.
– origin OE endleofon, from the base of one + a second element (prob. expressing the sense ‘left over’) occurring also in twelve; of Gmc origin.
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