eleventh

1 of 2

adjective

elev·​enth -ən(t)th 

-ᵊmth

1

: being number 11 in a countable series see Table of Numbers

2

: being one of 11 equal parts into which something is divisible

an eleventh share of the money

eleventh

2 of 2

noun

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plural elevenths

-ən(t)s, 

-ᵊm(p)s, 

-ən(t)ths, 

-ᵊmths

1

: number 11 in a countable series

the eleventh of the month

2

: the quotient of a unit divided by 11 : one of 11 equal parts of anything

one eleventh of the total

3

a

: a musical interval (see interval sense 2c) embracing an octave and a fourth : a musical interval embracing eleven diatonic degrees

b

: a note ten diatonic degrees from another note : a note an octave and a fourth above or below another note

c

: a harmonic combination of two notes that are ten diatonic degrees apart : the musical interval (see interval sense 2c)of an eleventh as a harmonic combination

d

: eleventh chord

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English enlefte, ellefte, enleventhe, elleventhe, adjective & noun, from Old English endleofta, endlyfta (akin to Old High German einlifto eleventh, Old Norse ellifti), from endleofan eleven + -tha -th

Noun

Middle English enlefte, ellefte, enleventhe, elleventhe

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Rhymes for eleventh

• seventh