Meaning & use

11

number·Everyday

The whole number that follows 10 and precedes 12; equal to ten plus one.

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The recipe called for 11 eggs, which seemed like an unusually large number.

She turned 11 years old the same week her family moved to a new city.

A note on using this word

In sports, eleven famously refers to a full soccer or cricket team, since each side fields eleven players.

Words with a similar meaning

eleven

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