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eleventh
CIDE DICTIONARY
eleventh, a. [Cf. AS. endlyfta. See Eleven.].
- Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter. [1913 Webster]
- Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to the interval of the octave and the fourth. [1913 Webster]
eleventh, n.
- The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts. [1913 Webster]
- The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees; the interval made up of an octave and a fourth. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
eleventh, n. & adj.
--n.
1 the position in a sequence corresponding to the number 11 in the sequence 1-11.
2 something occupying this position.
3 one of eleven equal parts of a thing.
4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning an octave and a third in the diatonic scale. b a note separated from another by this interval.
--adj. that is the eleventh.
--n.
1 the position in a sequence corresponding to the number 11 in the sequence 1-11.
2 something occupying this position.
3 one of eleven equal parts of a thing.
4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning an octave and a third in the diatonic scale. b a note separated from another by this interval.
--adj. that is the eleventh.
Idiom
the eleventh hour the last possible moment.
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eleventh
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