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eleventh

/ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/
e · lev · enth
Plural:elevenths
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• adjective

1

Constituting number eleven in a sequence; coming immediately after the tenth in order or position.

Example

"The library is located on the eleventh floor of the main academic building."

2

Each of eleven equal parts into which something is or may be divided.

Example

"Each member of the soccer team received an eleventh share of the tournament prize."

• noun

1

The person or thing in the eleventh position in a sequence, or the eleventh day of a month.

Example

"The conference is scheduled to begin on the eleventh of November."

2

One of eleven equal parts of a whole; a fraction equal to 1/11.

Example

"Roughly one eleventh of the survey respondents preferred the alternative proposal."

3

In music, a compound interval spanning an octave plus a fourth, or the eleventh diatonic degree of a scale.

Example

"The jazz pianist enriched the harmony by adding a sharp eleventh to the chord."

• Rhymes for eleventh

• Nearby Words

eleven
elevenfold
elevenses
eleventh
elf
elfin
elfish

Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English 'elleventhe', altered by the ordinal suffix '-th' from Old English 'endleofta', derived from Proto-Germanic '*ainaliftō' ('eleventh').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Eleventh. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/eleventh
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