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eleventh
e·lev·enth E0086400 (ĭ-lĕv′ənth)n.1. The ordinal number matching the number 11 in a series.2. One of 11 equal parts.
e·lev′enth adv. & adj.eleventh (ɪˈlɛvənθ) adj (Mathematics) (usually prenominal) a. coming after the tenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of eleven: often written 11thb. (as pronoun): the eleventh in succession. n1. (Mathematics) a. one of 11 equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etcb. (as modifier): an eleventh part. 2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by 11 ()3. (Music, other) music a. an interval of one octave plus one fourthb. See eleventh chorde•lev•enth (ɪˈlɛv ənθ)
adj. 1. next after the tenth; being the ordinal number for 11. 2. being one of 11 equal parts. n. 3. an eleventh part, esp. of one (1/11). 4. the eleventh member of a series. [before 1000; Middle English enleventh, enlefte, Old English endlyfta. See eleven, -th2] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | eleventh - position 11 in a countable series of thingsrank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" | | Adj. | 1. |  eleventh - coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position11thordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" |
Translationseleven (iˈlevn) noun1. the number or figure 11. 十一 十一2. the age of 11. 十一歲 十一岁3. in football etc, a team of eleven players. He plays for the school's first eleven. 由十一人組成的體育隊 由十一人组成的体育队 adjective1. 11 in number. 十一的 十一的2. aged 11. 十一歲的 十一岁eleven- having eleven (of something). an eleven-page booklet. 十一…(前綴) 十一...（前缀） eˈleventh noun1. one of eleven equal parts. 十一分之一 十一分之一2. (also adjective) (the) last of eleven (people, things etc); (the) next after the tenth. 第十一 第十一eˈleven-year-old noun a person or animal that is eleven years old. 十一歲的人或動物 十一岁的人或动物 adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is eleven years old. 十一歲的 十一岁的at the eleventh hour at the last possible moment; only just in time. The child was saved from the kidnappers at the eleventh hour. 在最後關頭 在最后时刻eleventh
at the eleventh hourAt the last possible moment or opportunity. I was shocked that they reached an agreement at the eleventh hour after weeks of squabbling.See also: eleventh, houreleventh-hour decisionA decision made at the last possible moment or opportunity. I was shocked that they reached an eleventh-hour decision after weeks of squabbling.See also: decisionthe eleventh hourThe last possible moment or opportunity. Can be hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. I was shocked that they reached an agreement at the eleventh hour after weeks of squabbling. I was shocked that they reached an eleventh-hour decision after weeks of squabbling.See also: eleventh, hourat the eleventh hourFig. at the last possible moment. (Just before the last clock hour, 12) She always turned her term papers in at the eleventh hour. We don't worry about death until the eleventh hour.See also: eleventh, houreleventh-hour decisionFig. a decision made very late in a process, or at the last possible moment. Eleventh-hour decisions are seldom satisfactory. The president's eleventh-hour decision was made in a great hurry, but it turned out to be correct.See also: decisioneleventh hourThe latest possible time, as in We turned in our report at the eleventh hour. This term is thought to allude to the parable of the laborers (Matthew 20:1-16), in which those workers hired at the eleventh hour of a twelve-hour working day were paid the same amount as those who began in the first hour. [Early 1800s] See also: eleventh, hourat the eleventh hour COMMON If something happens at the eleventh hour, it happens at the last possible moment. Some of the exhibitions were cancelled at the eleventh hour. Then, at the eleventh hour, I had an accident that almost stopped me from entering the competition. Note: An eleventh hour decision or action is one that occurs at the last possible moment. This eleventh hour decision came as something of a surprise. The company has sold off 31 social clubs in an eleventh hour deal. Note: This expression comes from the Bible, where Jesus uses it in the story of the labourers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16). In Jesus's time the hours were counted from dawn until dusk, with the twelfth hour bringing darkness, and so the eleventh hour was the last hour before dark. See also: eleventh, hourat the eleventh hour at the latest possible moment. This expression originally referred to Jesus's parable of the labourers hired right at the end of the day to work in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1–16).See also: eleventh, hourthe eˌleventh ˈhour the moment when it is almost, but not quite, too late to do something, avoid something, etc: Our pianist had fallen ill, and then, at the eleventh hour, when we thought we’d have to cancel the performance, Jill offered to replace him. ▶ eˌleventh-ˈhour adj.: an eleventh-hour decisionSee also: eleventh, houreleventh hour, at theJust in time; at the last possible moment. This expression occurs in the biblical parable of the laborers (Matthew 20:1–16), in which those workers hired at the eleventh hour of a twelve-hour day received as much pay as those who began work in the first hour. Eric Partridge claimed that the current cliché does not allude to this story but offered no alternative source. The American poet Forceythe Willson (1837–67) wrote, “And I heard a Bugle sounding, as from some celestial Tower; and the same mysterious voice said: ‘It is the Eleventh Hour!’” (“The Old Sergeant”). The armistice ending World War I came into force at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. See also: eleventhEncyclopediaSeeeleveneleventh
Related to eleventh: Eleventh grade, eleventh hour, Ordinal numbersSynonyms for eleventhnoun position 11 in a countable series of thingsRelated Wordsadj coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in positionSynonymsRelated Words |