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Pronunciation : E*lev"en
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OE. enleven, AS. endleofan, endlufon, for nleofan; akin to LG. eleve, ?lwe, ?lwen, D. elf, G. elf, eilf, OHG. einlif, Icel. ellifu, Sw. elfva, Dan. elleve, Goth. ainlif, cf. Lith. v?nolika; and fr. the root of E. one + (prob.) a root signifying "to be le
Definition : Defn: Ten and one added; as, eleven men.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : E*lev"en
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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