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Webster 1913 Edition
Eleven
E-lev′en
(ē̍-lĕv′’n)
, Adj.
[OE.
enleven
, AS. endleofan
, endlufon
, for nleofan
; akin to LG. eleve
, ölwe
, ölwen
, D. elf
, G. elf
, eilf
, OHG. einlif
, Icel. ellifu
, Sw. elfva
, Dan. elleve
, Goth. ainlif
, cf. Lith. vënolika
; and fr. the root of E. one
+ (prob.) a root signifying “to be left over, remain,” appearing in E. loan
, or perh. in leave
, v. t., life
. See One
, and cf. Twelve
.] Ten and one added;
as,
. eleven
menE-lev′en
,Noun.
1.
The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects.
2.
A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi.
3.
(Cricket & American Football)
The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as the representatives of a club or a locality;
as, the all-England
. eleven
Webster 1828 Edition
Eleven
ELEV'EN
,Adj.