Eleven : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Eleven	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eleven adj being one more than ten Synonym(s): eleven, 11, xi n the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one [syn: eleven, 11, XI] a team that plays football Synonym(s): football team, eleven
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eleven \Elev"en\ ([esl]l[ecr]v"'n), a. [OE. enleven, AS. endleofan, endlufon, for nleofan; akin to LG. eleve, [94]lwe, [94]lwen, D. elf, G. elf, eilf, OHG. einlif, Icel. ellifu, Sw. elfva, Dan. elleve, Goth. ainlif, cf. Lith. v[89]nolika; and fr. the root of E. one + (prob.) a root signifying [bd]to be left over, remain,[b8] appearing in E. loan, or perh. in leave, v. t., life. See {One}, and cf. {Twelve}.] Ten and one added; as, eleven men.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eleven \Elev"en\, n. 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.