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Definition of eleventh - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
numbersbeing the ordinal number of eleven
- He was the eleventh person to arrive.
2.
fractionalconstituting one of eleven equal parts of something
- He received an eleventh of the inheritance..
Noun
1.
sequencethe person or thing that comes after the tenth in order
- She finished in the eleventh.
2.
fractionone of eleven equal parts of a whole
- He ate an eleventh of the cake.
3.
musicTECH. the note eleven scale degrees from the rootTECH.
- The melody features an eleventh.
Expressions with eleventh
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the last possible moment to act
They submitted the report at the eleventh hour.
happening at the last possible moment before a deadline
They finished the project at the eleventh hour.
the second last year of high school in the US
She excelled in her eleventh grade, especially in science.
person in the second-to-last year of high school
As an eleventh grader, she started thinking about college applications.
chord with triad, seventh, ninth, and eleventh
The jazz pianist played a beautiful eleventh chord.
nerve formed by cranial and spinal roots controlling neck and shoulder muscles
The eleventh cranial nerve helps you shrug your shoulders.
Origin of eleventh
Old English, endleofan (one left after ten)
Terms with eleventh included in their meaning
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abr: November
eleventh month of the year
morning time
the start of the eleventh hour of the day
education level
eleventh year of school in many educational systems
alphabet
eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet
abr: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
federal court for appeals in the eleventh region
medical
eleventh cranial nerve that controls neck and shoulder muscles
calendar
the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar
calendar
the eleventh month in the Islamic calendar
abr: International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision
system for classifying and coding diseases worldwide
alphabet
eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet
calendar
eleventh month of the Hindu calendar
calendar
the eleventh month in the Hindu calendar
last-minute
happening as late as possible eleventh-hour
abr: November
eleventh month of the year in the calendar
hebrew months
month called Shevat, eleventh in religious count, fifth in civic count
French calendar
eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar
calendar
the eleventh month of the year
astrology
the eleventh zodiac sign from January 20 to February 18
zodiac sign
the eleventh sign in the zodiac
astrology
the eleventh zodiac sign from January 20 to February 18
music
chord with triad, seventh, ninth, and eleventh
Examples of eleventh in a sentence
The eleventh chapter of the book was the most exciting. Each member got an eleventh of the total profit. She divided the cake into elevenths for the kids. He was the eleventh to cross the finish line. The eleventh in line won a prize. She received an eleventh of the inheritance.
An eleventh of the team was absent. The chord progression included an unexpected eleventh. He played the eleventh with precision during the solo.
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- French:onzième, 11e, ...
- German:elfte, Elfter, ...
- Italian:undicesimo, undicesima, ...
- Spanish:undécimo, undécima, ...
- Portuguese:décimo primeiro, onze avos, ...
- Chinese:十一序的, 第十一位, ...
- Japanese:11番目の, 11番目, ...
- Arabic:الحَادِي عَشَر, جُزْء مِن أَحَد عَشَر, ...
- Hebrew:אֶחָד עָשָׂר, אַחַד עֲשָׂרִית, ...
- Russian:одиннадцатый, одиннадцатая позиция, ...
- Ukrainian:одинадцятий, одна одинадцята, ...
- Hindi:ग्यारहवाँ, ग्यारहवाँ स्थान, ...
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