ELEVENTH

eleventh, th

(adjective) coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position

eleventh

(noun) position 11 in a countable series of things

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

eleventh

The ordinal form of the number eleven.

Synonyms

• 11th, 11th, XIth; (in names of monarchs and popes) XI

Noun

eleventh (plural elevenths)

The person or thing in the eleventh position.

One of eleven equal parts of a whole.

(music) The note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord.

Source: Wiktionary


E*lev"enth, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. endlyfta. See Eleven.]

1. Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter.

2. Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing.

3. (Mus.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the interval of the octave and the fourth.

E*lev"enth, n.

1. The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees; the interval made up of an octave and a fourth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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