ELEVENTHLY

Etymology

Adverb

eleventhly (not comparable)

In the eleventh place; eleventh in a row.

Source: Wiktionary


ELEVENTH

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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