eleven

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: 11XIfootball teamxi

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and oneSynonyms: 11XI
  2. a team that plays footballSynonyms: football team

Adjective (1)

  1. being one more than tenSynonyms: 11xi
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Eleven \E*lev"en\ ([-e]*l[e^]v"'n), a. [OE. enleven, AS. endleofan, endlufon, for nleofan; akin to LG. eleve, ["o]lwe, ["o]lwen, D. elf, G. elf, eilf, OHG. einlif, Icel. ellifu, Sw. elfva, Dan. elleve, Goth. ainlif, cf. Lith. v["e]nolika; 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 men. [1913 Webster]
Eleven \E*lev"en\, n.

1.The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects. [1913 Webster]

2.A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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